The humiliation of the Labour and Conservative parties in Thursday's elections has been on the cards. You can only defy the wishes of the British people for so long.
Farage promised radical changes including slashing spending on consultancy, reducing council 'overreach' into issues such as diversity initiatives, and imposing a 'change of culture' on staff.
Nigel Farage's Reform has routed the Tories and Labour in their backyards, securing a swathe of big authorities for the first time because of a Conservative collapse.