Ahead of seismic local elections, what we know about Reform’s ability to put boots on the ground for the campaign

By Tim Bale, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London

What we used to think of as Britain’s two main parties, Labour and the Conservatives, seem more than happy to postpone as many of this year’s upcoming local elections as possible.

Labour insists the delays are needed because of ongoing local authority reorganisation. Opponents allege the decision has more to do with opinion polls that show both parties losing out badly to Reform, the Lib Dems and the Greens.

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