{"id":318421,"date":"2026-02-16T18:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/breaking-keir-starmer-abandons-plan-to-cancel-local-elections-after-farage-threatened-legal-action\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T18:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:00:42","slug":"breaking-keir-starmer-abandons-plan-to-cancel-local-elections-after-farage-threatened-legal-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/breaking-keir-starmer-abandons-plan-to-cancel-local-elections-after-farage-threatened-legal-action\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Keir Starmer ABANDONS plan to cancel local elections after Farage threatened legal action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/K7C_6E8ektk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"BREAKING: Keir Starmer ABANDONS plan to cancel local elections after Farage threatened legal action\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K7C_6E8ektk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/click.tallymoney.com\/A64P\/df08xa5e #ad<\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to abandon his plan to cancel local elections for 4.5 million voters after Nigel Farage launched legal action in the High Court.<\/p>\n<p>Labour had approved postponing polls in 30 local authorities, citing the Ministry of Housing &amp; Local Government&#8217;s drastic restructuring of councils.<\/p>\n<p>However, ministers today confirmed that the legislation would be revoked after the department received legal advice warning that the potential postponement could be deemed illegal.<\/p>\n<p>Local Government Secretary Steve Reed penned a 353-word letter to council leaders earlier today confirming the U-turn.<\/p>\n<p>The purchase of gold and investment in bullion is not FCA regulated nor do they benefit from the protections of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme or the Financial Ombudsman Service. 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