YESTERDAY, [Friday 17 April], Reform UK leader Nigel Farage visited Waltham Abbey, Harlow and Great Dunmow ahead of local elections taking place across Essex in May.
The Reform leader went on walkabouts in Sun Street in Waltham Abbey, The Water Gardens shopping centre in Harlow, and White Street in Great Dunmow, visiting various local businesses and speaking to voters ahead of the May 7 elections.
Speaking after his visit, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said:
Speaking to the media, Mr Farage highlighted that the Conservative administration of Essex County Council had “plotted” with the Labour government to cancel elections for the second year in a row, with internal memos which appeared to show council leader Kevin Bentley asking for a delay.
Speaking after his visit, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said:
“What we heard on the streets time and time again is that the Conservatives have been an absolute disaster for Essex. After 26 years in charge, they’ve lumbered the council with nearly half a billion pounds of debt and blown hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ cash on pointless, virtue-signalling Net Zero fantasies.
“It’s no wonder that they were so desperate to run away from this catastrophic record by trying to cancel elections for the second year running. These actions have more in common with a banana republic dictatorship than a modern democracy.
“Thankfully, Reform UK took the government to court and won the vote back for residents across Essex. Now, Essex voters can have their say on this weak, spineless administration and use their vote to kick them out once and for all.”
