Watch the brutal moment Nigel Farage erupted at former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng over a “monstrous” attack on democracy.
Speaking on GB News, Nigel was left furious at eighteen local authorities in England asking for permission to delay their elections in May to next year in order to implement major reorganisations.
Reform UK representatives like Nigel are frustrated by the development which they feel is a flagrant attack on democracy by both Labour and the Conservatives.
“This is monstrous. It’s 10 million people”, Nigel said on GB News, in the feisty debate that you can watch above.
Nigel made Kwasi Kwarteng the target of his ire
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“It will mean some of those Conservative county councillors elected in 2021 will be doing seven-year terms.”
Kwasi Kwarteng, formerly a Conservative Chancellor, argued a significant revamp is required to tackle “bureaucracy” in local government.
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The matter was debated on GB News
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Former Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle waded in on the debate to suggest a regional level of government could work – which Kwarteng felt would only serve to compound the issue of bureaucracy further.
“Given the emotion here, it matters”, Nigel concluded.
“Taking the votes away from 10 million people is monstrous, and your lot [Conservatives] are a bunch of cowards.”
Nigel has long argued that the move to delay local elections is a ploy to see off the threat of Reform UK.
Nigel Farage clashed with the former Chancellor
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Eighteen local authorities across England have requested to postpone their elections scheduled for May 2025 until the following year.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government confirmed it has received requests from 16 county councils and two unitary authorities.
The delays would allow time for councils to develop proposals on a major reorganisation of local government, which aims to abolish the current two-tier system.
The proposed changes could affect millions of registered voters across the country.
The councils requesting delays include Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent and Norfolk.
Under Labour’s plans, the government aims to merge district councils into larger unitary authorities, replacing the current system of 21 county councils with 164 district councils underneath them.
Ministers believe the two-tier structures are inefficient and seek to create simpler ways of delivering local services.
The District Councils’ Network has warned that creating “mega councils” could undermine local decision-making.
Shadow communities minister David Simmonds said council requests for delays were unsurprising given the costs of arranging elections for authorities that may soon be abolished.
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