DiscoverSensemakerHave Reform found that running councils is harder than it looks?
Have Reform found that running councils is harder than it looks?

Have Reform found that running councils is harder than it looks?

Update: 2025-10-17
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Soon after winning 10 councils, Reform UK set up a Trump-inspired DOGE department that would cut unnecessary spending.


Host: Tomini Babs

Writer: Poppy Bullard with reporting from Jon Ungoed-Thomas

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode photography: Joe Mee

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore


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Have Reform found that running councils is harder than it looks?

Have Reform found that running councils is harder than it looks?