The government has dropped plans to delay 30 council elections in England. It said the decision was made after taking legal advice. Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, immediately claimed credit for what is the government's 15th U-turn since taking power. Similar policy reversals have been made over inheritance tax on farmers and mandatory digital ID cards. Live updates: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-mandelson-starmer-mcsweeney-epstein-files-labour-leader-12593360 #localelections #elections2026 #localcouncil #reformuk SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales