Reform UK has announced 20 councillors have joined the party in England, including defectors from the Conservatives and the Green Party.There are 14 former Conservatives, five independents and one ...

Dan MartinLeicester political reporterBBCMost recent complaints related to councillors' use of social mediaNew figures have revealed a spike in the number of complaints about some county councillors in Leicestershire.The ...

Family handoutsMia Keevan, 17, and Trae Keenan died in separate incidents after attending Emerge music festivalBelfast councillors have expressed frustration at what have they said is a lack of ...

Becky MortonPolitical reporterJeff Overs/BBCNigel Farage has accused some council officials of obstructing the work of Reform UK councillors, as he defended the way the party is running local authorities.Reform ...

Catriona RentonBBC Scotland NewsBBCThe councillors were trustees of the Kilmarnock Leisure Centre Trust, which provided leisure facilities at the GalleonFive councillors have pleaded guilty to health and safety charges ...

Martin HeathBBC News, NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire PoliceLucy Connolly called for "mass deportation" and hotels housing migrants to be set on fire on a social media accountA Conservative councillor's wife who was ...

PA MediaSupporters held up a banner outside the Appeal CourtThe wife of a Conservative councillor who was jailed after an online rant on the day of last year's Southport ...

Sinn Féin has lifted a suspension on Belfast City Councillor JJ Magee following an investigation by the Local Government Commissioner for Standards.In a statement, the party said the council ...

ReutersNigel Farage was elected as the Reform UK MP for Clacton last yearTen Reform UK councillors in Derbyshire say they have resigned in protest over Nigel Farage's leadership.The group ...