Keir Starmer‘s U-turn over council elections is unlucky number 13 for the Prime minister during a premiership that has lasted just 19 months so far.
The government capitulated today in the face of a Reform UK legal challenge to a decision to delay votes due in May until next year to allow for a major reorganisation of English local authorities.
It comes less than a month since Local Government Secretary Steve Reed confirmed he had approved proposals
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