US EditionFarage to launch legal challenge over delayed elections
Reform UK argues the government unlawfully delayed elections affecting over five million voters, potentially breaching the Human Rights Act and procedural rules.
- Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is set to launch a judicial review against the Government over delayed mayoral elections postponed to May 2028.
- The Government said the delay was necessary to finish local authority mergers as part of devolution reforms, involving abolishing district councils and creating unitary councils and combined authorities.
- A KC will examine whether a statutory instrument legislative process should have been used to postpone elections, while Reform UK assesses legitimate expectation, procedural impropriety, and Human Rights Act breaches.
- More than five million residents lose the chance to vote under the postponement, with YouGov polling showing Reform UK would likely have won across the four affected regions.
- Reform's recent council success, with more than 600 seats won last May and gaining Lord Offord of Garvel as its first peer, adds momentum as Zia Yusuf calls the delay a `blatant attempt to stop big wins`.
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Farage set to launch lawsuit over delayed elections which Reform were tipped to win
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is set to launch a legal challenge over the Government’s decision to delay May’s mayoral elections, according to reports. More than five million people in four regions across the south and east of England won’t be able to vote due to the Government’s move. The Government, which announced the elections would be delayed on Tuesday, said the delay was necessary because local authorities needed more time to merge as par…
Nigel Farage to launch legal challenge over postponed mayoral elections
Nigel Farage has announced plans to launch a legal challenge against the Government’s decision to delay a set of inaugural mayoral elections.Voters in Sussex and Brighton, Hampshire and the Solent, Norfolk and Suffolk, and Greater Essex were set to go to the polls next year for the first time to decide mayors for the newly created local authorities.However, these have now been pushed back to May 2028, with Downing Street saying the decision woul…
Labour postponing mayoral elections is 'another attack on democracy' says Jacob Rees-Mogg - Essex Magazine
THE postponement of mayoral elections which were set for next year is “another attack on democracy” by the Labour government, according to Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg. He said on GB News: “The Labour Government has committed another attack on democracy after weeks of budget leaks, attempts to reverse Brexit and introducing digital ID. Today, it announced […]
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