Overview

• Conservative council leaders are exploring post-election agreements with Reform UK in councils likely to end with no overall control after the May 1 elections.
• Discussions include confidence and supply agreements, allowing minority administrations to govern with support from Reform UK on key votes like budgets.
• Glenn Bluff, vice-chairman of the Doncaster Conservative Federation, described such arrangements as 'certainly possible' in light of anticipated power vacuums.
• Alan White, Conservative leader of Staffordshire county council, did not rule out potential deals with Reform UK, emphasizing a collaborative approach to governance.
• Labour's national executive committee is expected to block any local coalition arrangements involving Reform UK, highlighting a stark policy divide.