Re: POLITICS CORNER
Posted: 19 Dec 2025, 03:05
See THIS for a BBC report on a topic which is gaining strength.....
Elections in some local councils are facing further delays, amid an escalating blame game over Labour's planned overhaul of local government in England. Ministers have indicated they will agree to postpone elections due next May until 2027, if authorities request it by mid-January. Polls in nine such areas have already been postponed once, having originally been scheduled for May 2025. It has sparked a huge row, with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage accusing Labour and the Conservatives of working together to stop his party making further gains.
This matter is gaining traction and could be the big story of 2026.
Elections in some local councils are facing further delays, amid an escalating blame game over Labour's planned overhaul of local government in England. Ministers have indicated they will agree to postpone elections due next May until 2027, if authorities request it by mid-January. Polls in nine such areas have already been postponed once, having originally been scheduled for May 2025. It has sparked a huge row, with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage accusing Labour and the Conservatives of working together to stop his party making further gains.
This matter is gaining traction and could be the big story of 2026.