{"id":318543,"date":"2026-02-17T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-nigel-farage-forced-the-government-into-its-latest-u-turn-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T00:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:00:19","slug":"how-nigel-farage-forced-the-government-into-its-latest-u-turn-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-nigel-farage-forced-the-government-into-its-latest-u-turn-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How Nigel Farage forced the government into its latest u-turn | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/efIeFCqkTcY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How Nigel Farage forced the government into its latest u-turn | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/efIeFCqkTcY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The prime minister has ditched plans to delay elections across 30 local authorities, in the latest government U-turn.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after ministers received new legal advice on the decision, with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage taking credit for the climbdown after the party took the government to court.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, a Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) spokesperson said: \u201cFollowing legal advice, the government has withdrawn its original decision to postpone 30 local elections in May.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProviding certainty to councils about their local elections is now the most crucial thing and all local elections will now go ahead in May 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram:   \/ itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook:   \/ itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X:   \/ itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prime minister has ditched plans to delay elections across 30 local authorities, in the latest government U-turn. 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