Plans to delay 30 council elections in England have been scrapped. The government initially said it wanted to push the elections back until next year to help deliver a reorganisation which will see some local authorities abolished. However, the government announced the U-turn following legal advice. Reform UK had launched a legal challenge against the plans, and that case was due to be heard in the High Court on Thursday. 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