Reform UK 'saves more than £100m in council spending in 100 days'

Reform UK claims to have saved taxpayers more than £100million in council spending in 100 days since this year's local elections.

Nigel Farage's party won more than 650 council seats and took control of 10 local authorities in contests across England in May.

It established a 'DOGE' unit - based on the Department of Government Efficiency set up by Tesla boss Elon Musk in the US - to try and cut spending by councils.

Reform said, since the local elections on 1 May, it has now made about £110million in savings.

This has included scrapping Net Zero initiatives within local councils, 'streamlining and modernising' services, and focusing on pay and allowances, the party added.