The much-travelled politician, who has also been a member of Ukip, will stand for election to Thurrock councilAt first he was a Tory councillor, before switching to Labour. Then came a stint in Ukip, followed by a return to the...
Read MoreNew unitary councils will replace 43 county and district councils, in latest round of local government overhaulFifteen new councils will be created in the south and east of England under the latest round of a major local...
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Read MoreThird of councils affected by overhaul from two-tier to unitary authorities ask for postponementUK politics live – latest updatesMore than a third of local authorities in England have asked to postpone elections in May,...
Read MoreParty denies claim by ex-councillor of falsely reporting expenses during Farage’s run to become Clacton MP last yearUK politics live – latest updatesPolice are looking into allegations Reform UK breached electoral...
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Read MoreExclusive: National Highways Agency stripped of oversight with project handed to DfT amid Labour government drive for growthMinisters have stripped the government’s road-building agency of responsibility for a £10bn...
Read MoreLabour and Lib Dems call on Reform leader to say whether he gave partner money to buy £885,000 propertyLabour and the Liberal Democrats have called for Nigel Farage to clarify whether he saved tax on a house in his...
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Read MoreChris Whitbread says Epping families ‘need respite’ while officials press case in the courtsAn Essex council is asking protesters to end demonstrations outside a hotel housing asylum seekers as it continues to pursue...
Read MoreJudges say decision to allow injunction was ‘seriously flawed’ and contained several ‘errors in principle’More than 130 asylum seekers will be allowed to remain in the Bell hotel in Epping after a high...
Read MoreBroxbourne council leader hopes to ‘go down same path’ as Epping, which has blocked people being housed in hotelUK politics live – latest updatesCouncils across England are weighing up their own legal...
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