No new revelations in the Daily Mail’s story – but it does present a nice summary of some of the mess that the incompetant new Reform councils are making.
A damning dossier has revealed the ‘chaos and confusion’ that Reform councillors are sowing across England after their local elections success on May 1.
As well as winning hundreds of council seats, the insurgent party also seized control of ten local authorities in a major breakthrough.
But critics are questioning Reform’s ability to govern at a local level following a series of disputes over the past eight weeks.
This includes the scrapping of a floods team in a flood-hit county, the banning of the Ukrainian flag and a bitter row with firefighters.
The party has also faced embarrassment by the resignations of a slew of councillors – just weeks after their election – as well as claims of Reform councillors sharing far-right content on social media.
In addition, the party was left red-faced by vowing to scrap Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) in areas where none existed.
More details of all the above in the Mail’s story – which it has to be said does read like something of an advert for the Conservative party. But still, facts are facts.