Reform Councillors Refuse Training on Net Zero and Diversity – The Daily Sceptic
Nigel Farage has said Reform councillors are refusing to do training on climate change and diversity after the party’s local election surge saw it take control of 10 councils and win more than 600 seats. The Mail has the story.
Mr Farage declared that his troops would ignore instructions to get briefings “because we believe all people should be treated equally”.
The stance emerged as unions gear up to resist Reform’s vow of a DOGE-style cull of council staff engaged on DEI and Net Zero projects, as well as stopping people working from home.
Reform won control of 10 councils in England last week, picking up more than 600 seats across the local elections.
Mr Farage – who hailed the arrival of his new fifth MP at Parliament today (pictured) – has declared he is braced for some “very, very big fights, dismantling all the jobs around climate change that the councils have put into place”.
Taxpayer-funded legal bids to stop asylum seekers being housed in council areas have also been mooted.
However, the formal handover of power at the councils will not take place until later in the month. There are claims few council roles are specifically dedicated to DEI, although it is encompassed in other jobs.
Taking to social media this morning Mr Farage said: “Reform UK councillors are being instructed to take part in DEI and climate change training.
“Our new elected officials will do no such thing because we believe all people should be treated equally.”
Sources suggested Derbyshire was among the councils where the training was being pushed.
Mr Farage was previously among a small group of MPs who refused to undergo ‘behaviour’ training at the House of Commons.
One senior source acknowledged there will be a delay before changes are implemented at councils.
“It will take a little while but we are doing a ton of work to be read,” they told MailOnline. “We will do things very differently.”
A veteran council official said: “You can’t just sack unionised, contracted workers, without expecting potentially strikes, employment tribunals and resulting costly exit packages and compensation.”
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