Nigel Farage gave a press conference on Tuesday, highlighting £25bn of savings he claims Rachel Reeves can make in her budget - including slashing overseas aid and welfare for foreign citizens.

But he said the areas where the local councils are now run by Reform are experiencing "massive problems" with their finances and may have to raise council tax.

The Reform leader claimed that when campaigning in the local elections in May, he "did not make a single promise - not a single promise in that election campaign that we'd be able to freeze or cut council tax".

"I never said it once. And you know why? Because I realised the massive debts that we were inheriting from those county councils."

A turquoise tide saw Reform gain control of 10 councils and win some 600 local councillors.

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