Labour accused of ‘scandalous attempt to subvert democracy’
Reform UK claims it is a “blatant attempt to stop big wins” for the party, with the elections due to take place in May now set to be postponed by two years.
SKY NEWS
Four mayoral elections due to take place in May 2026 are set to be postponed by two years, Sky News understands.
Elections for the new mayoralties of Essex, Hampshire and the Solent, Sussex and Brighton, and Norfolk and Suffolk will be pushed back until 2028.
The decision, first revealed by The Sun, is due to be announced by ministers today.
This is the second time elections are being delayed in these areas. Local elections due in May 2025 were delayed by then communities secretary Angela Rayner for a year in order to convert them into combined authorities led by mayors.
However, it is understood that these councils need more time to complete their reorganisation.
The news has sparked accusations Labour are delaying the elections for political purposes.
Reform UK’s head of policy Zia Yusuf said: “This is a blatant attempt to stop big Reform wins next May.
“It’s an act of a desperate government who are clinging onto power by any means necessary.
“Labour has proven time and time again that they’re not beyond denying democracy to millions of people in order to maintain their cosy status quo.”
Speaking to Mornings with Ridge and Frost, education minister Josh MacAlister said Nigel Farage should “pull the other one”.
He added the postponents in the four areas are down to the councils still having “districts and county levels to be reorganised”.
Mr MacAlister claims the government – that came to power in July last year – has only “recently” taken charge of the country and is bringing a “new set of devolution”.
The Tories’ shadow housing secretary James Cleverly said it was a “scandalous attempt to subvert democracy by a Labour government whose credibility and popularity are already in tatters”.
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