"When I've spoken to potential Reform UK candidates, they haven't had local insight and when they've been asked about issues in Tameside, they've talked about boats."
"Rayner said she took "full responsibility for this error", adding: "It was never my intention to do anything other than pay the right amount.""
"Reform UK said the councils it controlled were "fixing decades of Tory and Labour mismanagement - unearthing hundreds of millions in savings in just a few months and filling tens of thousands of potholes". "In Derbyshire alone, our administration has already slashed the pothole backlog from 26,000 to 3,000, with highways claims down 72% year-on-year.""
Eleanor Wills said some people are very cross after Ashton-under-Lyne MP Angela Rayner resigned as deputy prime minister and housing secretary over underpaid tax on her £800,000 flat in Hove. Rayner apologised and said she took full responsibility for the error and never intended to underpay. Wills said Labour is feeling pressure from Reform UK ahead of next May's local elections and urged voters to be mindful of change. Wills criticised Reform UK candidates' lack of local insight. Tameside has been Labour-run since 1974; Reform UK won a Longdendale by-election with 47% and claimed major savings and pothole reductions. Wills said children's services entered special measures again and an Ofsted report in February 2024 identified serious concerns.
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