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Why Starmer’s latest U-turn over local elections could be a gift for Reform
Politics•February 16, 2026 at 7:01 PMNational

Why Starmer’s latest U-turn over local elections could be a gift for Reform

By Kiran Stacey and Ben Quinn•The Guardian - UK News

Ditching plans to delay votes in 30 English councils gives Nigel Farage chance to capitalise on Labour unpopularityStarmer abandons plans to delay local elections in England in latest U-turnKeir Starmer was challenged on Monday morning over the list of U-turns he has made since entering government less than two years ago, including on cuts to winter fuel payments, cuts to disability benefits and hikes in inheritance tax for farmers.“I am a pragmatist. I am a common-sense merchant,” he told the BBC presenter Jeremy Vine in his defence. Continue reading...

Ditching plans to delay votes in 30 English councils gives Nigel Farage chance to capitalise on Labour unpopularity

Keir Starmer was challenged on Monday morning over the list of U-turns he has made since entering government less than two years ago, including on cuts to winter fuel payments, cuts to disability benefits and hikes in inheritance tax for farmers.

“I am a pragmatist. I am a common-sense merchant,” he told the BBC presenter Jeremy Vine in his defence.

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