Reform UK councillors obstructed by officials, Nigel Farage says

Nigel Farage has accused some council officials of obstructing the work of Reform UK councillors, as he defended the way the party is running local authorities.

Reform gained control of 10 councils in May’s local elections in England.

But the party’s leader told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme that in some areas Reform councillors were being “hamstrung” by existing bureaucracies.

Reform has pledged to cut wasteful spending and improve the efficiency of the councils it runs but some of its spending decisions have faced criticism, while opponents say there has been little concrete action to reduce costs.

In Warwickshire, opposition parties have criticised Reform UK for planning to hire political assistants at a cost of up to…