Simon Tagg
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Simon Tagg
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Community Champion in Newcastle-under-Lyme & Staffordshire. Local Councillor & Council Leader @NewsNBC / Shad Cab Member @StaffordshireCC / Small business owner
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer abandons plan to delay 30 local council elections in England in May bbc.in/4seqGhd
This is running away from elections, plain and simple. There is no justification for cancelling elections in Staffordshire under the excuse of “Local Government Reorganisation” when no further work can happen on LGR until the Gov decides in the summer. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
🚨 BREAKING: Communities Secretary Steve Reed has confirmed 29 council elections scheduled for May will be postponed
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Jenrick says Farage ‘couldn’t run a five-a-side team’ in leaked audio. Reform’s new MP claimed it was ‘not a serious party’ in speech to Tory members last year. Find out more ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/…
BREAKING The electoral commission warns that delaying local elections for 9million+ people until 2027 risks undermining 'the legitimacy of local decision making and damaging public confidence' It says that the 'capacity constraints' caused by reform of local government are not a 'legitimate reason for delaying long planned elections' It says that scheduled elections should go ahead as planned Follows @MaxKendix on delays 'Voters must have a say on those that represent them at local government. We will work with the UK Government on these plans so that we can support voters, campaigners, parties and administrators who have been preparing for these elections'
