Council staff and residents in Leicestershire are still waiting for action a week after a senior Reform UK councillor was accused of making offensive comments during a council training session, says UNISON today (Thursday). Cllr Carl Abbott, cabinet member for adult social care, questioned whether Muslim children being taught to pray in schools could lead […]
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Racism and intimidation must play no part in local public services says UNISON today (Wednesday), following the resignation of a North Northamptonshire councillor who targeted neighbours with vile abuse because of their heritage. Robert Bloom, who represented Lloyds and Corby Old Village for Reform UK, quit little over four months since winning a seat in […]
Commenting on the results of the county council elections, UNISON East Midlands regional secretary Chris Jenkinson said: “Reform councillors will soon discover that running local government isn’t about scrapping mythical ‘vanity projects’—it’s about deciding which desperately needed services go underfunded. “When the budget doesn’t stretch to meet the needs of all disabled children, what do you […]
Ahead of upcoming local council and mayoral elections, which will take place on 1 May, UNISON branches are campaigning to ensure voters know that Reform UK is an anti-worker party who have consistently voted against the government’s new Employment Rights Bill. Many of the elections, including the mayoral contest in Greater Lincolnshire, are key targets for […]