Nigel Farage says Reform UK will only do a deal with other parties if they agree to review policies like “climate change initiatives” unless something akin to a “British DOGE in every county” is implemented. Mr Farage expects Reform to do “very, very well” at the local elections, which could mean the party becomes power brokers in local authorities around the country. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Well we've certainly got momentum and that was no doubt. We're out there, we're
00:03trying very, very hard. We're going to do well. I mean how well I can't tell you
00:07but we are going to do very, very well. And you know what? We might even surprise
00:11ourselves. But we're not going to do a deal with anybody in a county
00:14council or a unitary council unless they agree that auditors need to come in, look
00:19at the long-term contracts, ask questions about why county councils are spending
00:24money on climate change initiatives, on brushing your teeth initiatives. I mean
00:29one council spent half a million quid on ergonomic chairs for their staff. I mean
00:33and council tax goes up by 5% every year. Debts get bigger in all of these
00:38councils so we wouldn't even consider doing a deal with anybody unless we have a
00:42sort of a almost like a British doge in every single county.