Reversing the cancellation of 30 local council elections is set to cost the taxpayer tens of millions. One of Starmer’s biggest U-turns yet…
The BBC reports £63 million has been put aside to help councils with additional costs. Additionally the government will have to pay Reform’s legal costs…
A Reform source says of their legal costs: “It’s not at clear yet – we’ll need to take stock – but it will be over £100,000 for sure.” Adding insult to injury…
As recently as 22 January MHCLG had adopted a combative stance on the policy – attacking reporting which said elections had been ‘cancelled’ and providing a rigorous defence of the delays. Looks more than a bit stupid now…
Robert Jenrick on the Today programme:
“Can you now give a guarantee to your listeners this morning that no BBC presenter in the future will be exposed as a paedophile, as a number have been in the recent past? No, of course you can’t…”