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ISLINGTON
The self-proclaimed “child-friendly” London borough has seen a nursery abruptly shut down, with a buck-passing spat over who is responsible.

HUNTINGDONSHIRE
Knacker is looking into claims that false statements were made on the nomination papers of recently elected Reform group leader Ryan Coogan.

WARWICKSHIRE
How Reform’s teenage council leader George Finch pushed for a white supremacist slogan to be used in a council statement.

SUTTON
The south London council forked out £265,000 to commission “consultancy services” from a heating company wholly owned by, er, the council itself.

HAMPSHIRE
A Reform councillor escaped with lightly rapped knuckles after urging police action over “non-white persons taking over” a public park.

KENSINGTON & CHELSEA
The royal borough pursued a resident for years over a planning breach – but inspectors found the council had itself approved the plans. Three times.


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