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Nigel Farage has secured a stunning legal victory against the Labour government, as he forced Keir Starmer into a humiliating u-turn over plans to delay local elections for millions of Britons.  Ministers announced that Local Government Secretary Steve Reed had decided to withdraw his decision to postpone 30 council elections this May, “in the light of recent legal advice”.

Reform UK had been set to formally challenge the decision in court, amid unprecedented warnings from the head of the UK elections watchdog. In a statement from the department, Mr Reed said he had invited a junior minister to “reconsider the position afresh on a very urgent basis.

“The House Minister has decided that the elections should proceed in May 2026.”

Responding to the news, Reform’s Gorton and Denton candidate Matt Goodwin said: “Reform threatened legal action. Then Keir Starmer abandons plans to cancel council elections…

“Common Sense wins again.”

Polling experts had forecast that Reform would have won hundreds of seats in the councils set to be delayed this May, offering the party a fresh opportunity to give Keir Starmer a bruising at the ballot box.

Last month, fresh research from JL Partners said Reform would have won big in the 30 council areas that will now go ahead as planned.

They found that Mr Farage’s party is set to take 28% of the vote, beating both the Tories’ 21%, Labour’s 17%, and the LibDems’ 15%.

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