Labour is set to allow at least 23 councils to cancel their local elections this coming May, according the BBC. That’s around 4 million people denied the vote…
Today is the deadline for 63 councils to ‘request’ to delay their elections until next year. So far most of those councils are Labour-led, three are Tory-led and one is LibDem-led. Some of the councils are being delayed for a second year running. Nigel Farage said on X:
“How dare the Tory fraudsters complain about cancelled elections. 7 Conservative councils colluded with Labour to cancel elections last year. Three will repeat it for a second year in a row. Never trust what they say.”
He added that “we will use every means possible, starting with our judicial review.” Seven councils are yet to decide whether they will ask to cancel their elections. Meanwhile, Reform was on track to win all four of the mayoral elections that Labour cancelled at the end of last year. Give the people the vote…