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Legal threats to Reform ambitions

Reform UK’s ambitions to shake up local government could be stymied by legal hurdles, an expert warned this week.

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By Martin Ford | 21 May 2025
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Reform UK's ambitions to shake up local government could be stymied by legal hurdles, an expert warned this week.

Party leaders have criticised councils with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) posts, vowed to scrap Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) and suggested legal challenges to housing for asylum seekers.

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