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2025-01-12 17:48:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 45D6CD049F4233E150C63A7CAA2038E824BC1A4B69086BDE95650C737018C353
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Farage’s claims misrepresent the situation. The elections aren’t being cancelled, but rather delayed while the councils are restructured from a two tier to a one tier system. https://mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk/2025/01/09/reporting-on-local-elections/ This isn’t unusual, and happened in 2021 in councils in North Yorkshire, Cumbria, and Somerset. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/proposals-for-unitary-local-government-in-cumbria-north-yorkshire-and-somerset
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