Nigel Farage has been left furious after Angela Rayner pushed through controversial plans to postpone council elections across the country.
Rayner told the Commons today: “I’ve agreed to postpone local elections in East Sussex, and West Sussex, Essex, and Thurrock, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight, and Norfolk, and Suffolk.
“I’ve also agreed for the postponement in Surrey, given the urgency of creating sustainable new unitary structures and to unlock devolution for this area.
“We are postponing elections for one year – from May 2025 to May 2026.”
Some five million Britons are set to lose their votes this year – sparking outrage from the Reform UK leader.
Farage accused the Labour Government and Tory-run councils of “collusion” – and jabbed: “I thought that only dictators cancelled elections… but what I see today is collusion to stave off the threat of Reform UK on May 1.”
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