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Nigel Farage has slammed Kemi Badenoch’s pledge of “lower taxes and better services” for the Conservative’s native election marketing campaign. Reform UK’s chief accused the Tories of getting a “comical” slogan.

He mentioned: “Kemi’s new slogan is comical. The Tories’ track record in local government is one of higher taxes and crumbling services. After decades of mismanagement, Conservative councils across the country are buckling under the pressure. A vote for the Conservatives on the 1st May is a vote to pay more for less. Only Reform will fix our broken councils.”

Reform mentioned that throughout the 19 Conservative-controlled councils up for election on May 1, council tax elevated by a mean of 23.5% over the past 5 years.

Mrs Badenoch mentioned that the Tories will “be your voice in your local community”, as they put together to go up towards Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Reform UK within the elections later within the spring.

Voters throughout plenty of county councils and unitary authorities in England will go to the polls on May 1, the primary main electoral check since final July’s election.

The Conservative Party chief this week mentioned that the UK needed to transfer away from “politics as showbusiness” – a pointed reference to Mr Farage’s profitable look on I’m A Celebrity in 2023.

Ahead of the launch, Mrs Badenoch mentioned: “The Conservatives are the only party that stands up for families, for rural communities and for local businesses. Labour pander to the unions, the Lib Dems waste your taxes, and Reform have no experience running anything.

“The Conservatives will be your voice in your local community, delivering value for money, lower taxes and better services – so vote Conservative on May 1.”

Elections in 9 areas have been delayed for a yr amid the reorganisation of native authorities in England.

In February it was introduced that East Sussex, West Sussex, Essex, Thurrock, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Norfolk, Suffolk and Surrey have been postponed till 2026.

Conservative co-chairman Nigel Huddleston has urged folks to vote Conservative for “an efficient council”.

He mentioned: “If you don’t vote Conservative in May, you risk Labour who will break their promises, the Liberal Democrats who will harm your public services, Reform who have no experience of running your local services or the Greens who will run your local services to the ground.

“A vote for the Conservatives is a vote for a strong voice locally and nationally with a proven track record of delivery of lower taxes and better services.”