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Kent County Council was won by Reform at local elections in May, when their candidates promised to cut council spending and keep taxes low.

Kent County Council (KCC), faces a projected debt increase of tens of millions of pounds, even with maximum council tax hikes

With the Christmas recess stopping our politicians causing more havoc, it’s time for the Guardian’s parliamentarian of the year awards

Essex force says report is outside time limit for prosecution, while Electoral Commission says it has not found any undeclared spending

If you wander through Glasgow Green, you’ll encounter the Doulton fountain, a gaudy terracotta tribute to empire that features “native” and colonial figures in national dress holding out the produce of their lands to the imperial centre. Like thousands of imperial monuments across Britain, the Doulton Fountain is neither widely…

Timing seen as moment to reset after potential loss of hundreds of council seats in England and defeat in Wales and Scotland

Manchester, Bradford and outer London boroughs among those to receive increases ministers hope will ‘restore pride’

Labour chair urges Electoral Commission to investigate claims Reform leader spent too much in Clacton campaign

MPs from most corners of Commons laughed at the festive gag – but stony-faced Farage failed to see the funny side

The Prime Minister said Kemi Badenoch is going to be left home alone, following the number of Tory defections to Reform UK.

Some 25 former pupils and one ex-teacher at Dulwich College have signed an open letter to the Reform UK leader