CALDERDALE
The council is advertising for a full-time Reform political assistant, despite being controlled by the party of slash and burn.

BASILDON
Tories and Reform have teamed up to run the Essex borough and the wings of the standards committee seem to have been clipped, raising fears over scrutiny.

NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE
Reform has been eased into power thanks to abstentions from 10 of the 11 Labour members and all three Lib Dems.

WORCESTERSHIRE
The coalition council is hoping AI is the antidote to its municipal mess, as “frontline services will be empowered and staff freed from repetitive tasks”.

SOMERSET
The skint Lib Dem council has been slapped with a one-star rating for its “weak” financial management.

TOWER HAMLETS
Tough talk from Aspire about “unacceptable” antisemitic comments from a new councillor – but he's still listed online as an Aspire councillor.

HIGH PEAK
The council is embroiled in a spat with nature-lovers over plans to axe a 120-year-old horse chestnut, the roots of which are delaying public toilet repairs.


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