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Country’s youngest council leader appointed

23/07/2025

A Reform UK councillor has been confirmed as the country’s youngest permanent council leader.

Reform candidate takes legal action after losing dead heat election

22/07/2025

Reform UK candidate Liz Williams has filed a petition to the High Court claiming her loss in May's dead heat election in Worcestershire County Council’s Littletons division was fraudulent.

Farage says Reform 'facing obstructionism'

21/07/2025

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accused some council officials of obstructing the work of his councillors.

Yusuf rules out council tax cuts at Reform-led local authorities

21/07/2025

The head of Reform UK’s Doge unit Zia Yusuf has said local authorities the party controls will not be able to reduce council tax, contradicting earlier claims of potential cuts by its local leaders.

Reform council agrees Doge data sharing mechanism

18/07/2025

West Northamptonshire Council has become the first council to approve a mechanism for sharing sensitive information with Reform UK’s cost-cutting unit.

Councils push back against Reform’s Doge unit

15/07/2025

Several local authorities have reportedly pushed back against efforts by Reform UK’s Elon Musk-style ‘Doge’ unit to access sensitive data.

Farage: ‘Virtue-signalling’ climate targets must go

15/07/2025

Nigel Farage has ordered Reform UK council leaders to give up on what he calls ‘virtue-signalling’ net zero targets.

Reform's Kent finds 'millions of pounds' of savings

11/07/2025

Kent CC's Department for Local Government Efficiency (DOLGE) has identified ‘millions of pounds worth of potential savings', leader Linden Kemkaran claims.

Devo Bill to reintroduce supplementary vote in blow to Reform

10/07/2025

The supplementary vote system will be reintroduced to elect mayors in a move that is expected to reduce the chances of success for Reform UK.

Reform-controlled county agrees to back two unitary model

10/07/2025

Reform-controlled Derbyshire CC has agreed to back a two unitary model with a north south configuration.

Farage: Council’s home to school transport spend ‘beyond belief’

08/07/2025

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has described Kent County Council's spending on home to school transport as ‘beyond belief’.

Reform UK: Data concerns about DOGE unit ‘laughable’

02/07/2025

Concerns about Reform UK’s DOGE-inspired unit’s approach to data sharing is ‘laughable’, says Reform UK’s director of local government.

Chief executive defies leader's flag order

01/07/2025

Warwickshire CC's chief executive has refused a request from the 18-year-old Reform UK leader of her council to remove a Pride flag from County Hall.

Teenage Reform leader says he should be judged on his record

30/06/2025

Eighteen-year-old Reform UK council leader assures residents his ‘track record is pretty good.’

Reform UK’s ‘Doge’ witch-hunts will achieve little

27/06/2025

With council workers under threat, Mike Short, head of local government at UNISON, questions the value of Nigel Farage's unwanted audits

Legal warning over Reform's pension plans

26/06/2025

A legal expert has warned Reform UK councils will not be able to slash local authority pensions.

Reform council leader resigns leaving teenager in charge

26/06/2025

A Reform UK councillor has stepped down from his role as Warwickshire County Council leader due to health challenges, leaving 18-year-old deputy in charge.

Lancashire councils urged to collaborate

23/06/2025

The Government has urged Lancashire's 15 main councils to work together to agree a plan for local government reorganisation.

Union gains influx of members from Reform-run councils

20/06/2025

Membership rates for Unison trade union have increased by 205% across Reform-run councils.

Reform county seeks referendum on mayor

20/06/2025

Lancashire has approached the Government to ask for a referendum on adopting a mayor.

Reform UK-led council to undertake ‘efficiency review’

16/06/2025

Nottinghamshire County Council, which is led by Reform UK, is set to carry out an ‘efficiency review’ in an attempt to find savings.

Reform councils try to get ahead of DOGE reviews

12/06/2025

Two Reform-led councils have started DOGE-style efficiency reviews ahead of a visit from the party's national team tasked with scrutinising finances.

Yusuf returns to Reform UK to lead DOGE team

09/06/2025

Former chairman of Reform UK, Zia Yusuf, has announced he is returning to the party to run its DOGE team shortly after quitting.

Head of Reform UK’s DOGE-style team quits

06/06/2025

The head of Reform UK’s team tasked with scrutinising council finances has stepped down alongside the party’s chairman, Zia Yusuf.

Reform UK launches DOGE teams to investigate council finances

02/06/2025

A new DOGE-style team of auditors, led by a UK ‘tech entrepreneur’, will be tasked with reviewing the finances of Reform UK-controlled councils, party chair Zia Yusuf has announced.

Reform UK: What Britain’s fastest rising party stands for

29/05/2025

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is gaining greater political influence and visibility in local government. But what does the party stand for?

Is immigration making the UK an ‘island of strangers’?

28/05/2025

LocalGov editor William Eichler spoke to Belong CEO Kelly Fowler to discuss immigration, social cohesion, and whether the UK was an ‘island of strangers’.

Farage declares the two-child benefit cap must end

28/05/2025

Nigel Farage has announced his intentions to abandon the two-child benefit cap, resulting in over £3bn of new spending.

Legal threats to Reform ambitions

21/05/2025

Reform UK's ambitions to shake up local government could be stymied by legal hurdles, an expert warned this week.

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LGOF: Will it work?

Dr Jonathan Carr-West, LGIU, discusses the Local Government Outcomes Framework (LGOF), the latest instalment in the history of local government accountability.
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