Leaked guidance shows Reform asking councillors to do as little as possible in first 100 days

Leaked guidance from Reform UK to its councillors has revealed that the party has asked its locally elected representatives to do ‘as little as possible in their first 100 days in office’.

The guidance, seen by the Independent, asks the party’s councillors to “resist making major changes” in their first 100 days and instead their first priorities “should be to listen, learn and understand.”

It contradicts what party leader Nigel Farage has said when it comes to national government, who has been adamant that any first one hundred days of a Reform government would herald major changes as the party would seek to rapidly push through its agenda.

The leaked guide was written by Cllr Diane Morton, chair of the Reform adult social care network and former cabinet member for adult social care and public health at Kent County Council and is entitled: “Leading Adult Social Care: A Practical Guide for Reform UK Cabinet Members.”

The Independent reports: “It is in stark contrast to the message at this year’s Reform’s Birmingham conference in September, branded ‘The First 100 Days’, where Mr Farage set out a sharply different approach for national government.

“He promised that if Reform won a general election he would call a national emergency, cancel parliamentary recesses and, if necessary, parliament would be required “24 hours a day, six days a week” to force through Reform’s programme at pace.”

The guidance has one section called “Don’t Rush Into Big Changes”, the advice to councillors says: “Resist making major changes before you fully understand the service. Spend your first 100 days asking good questions rather than trying to provide all the answers.”

Maybe Farage could learn a thing or two from the advice given to his councillors?