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Reform UK's New 'Doge' Audit Team to Scrutinise Durham Council Spending
- Reform UK deployed its Department of Government Efficiency audit team to scrutinize Kent County Council's spending starting this week, with Durham Council possibly next.
- The audits follow Reform UK's historic May 1 victory in Kent, gained on a mandate to address wasteful spending amid rising council debts and daily interest costs.
- The Doge team, composed of software engineers, data analysts, and forensic auditors, will review contractual arrangements, capital expenditure, reserves usage, and audit flags using AI and forensic tools.
- Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf criticized the ongoing financial mismanagement, highlighting that taxpayers have seen their funds disappear without accountability, referencing a £1.2 billion debt and a daily interest cost of around £100,000.
- The audit aims to identify inefficiencies and recommend solutions, although critics warn of risks to essential services and data privacy during this expansive scrutiny.
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Farage’s Reform UK party launches DOGE style audit
MxM News Quick Hit: Reform UK has launched a DOGE-inspired audit to root out waste and overspending in councils it now controls. The party promises to save taxpayers money through aggressive forensic reviews and tech-driven accountability. Key Details: Reform’s tech task force will audit spending across 10 local councils, beginning in Kent. The project is modeled on Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative, which Reform cites as saving $170 billion in the U…
Fossil Fuels and Fake LTNs: Reform’s Five Biggest Climate Clangers Since Local Elections
In the local elections on 1 May, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK took control of 10 councils and two regional mayoralties. The party vowed to scrap climate initiatives in the authorities, and has reportedly already set up an Elon Musk-inspired “DOGE” (Department of Government Efficiency) at Kent County Council in order to identify potential cuts to local services. Reform – which is openly soliciting donations from oil and gas executives – campaigns to …
Reform council leader 'shows how bright he is' in car-crash BBC interview
A Reform county council leader gave a hilarious answer that ‘showed how bright he is’ during a ‘disastrous’ BBC interview. On Monday, Sean Mathews, the Reform Leader of Lincolnshire County Council, appeared on Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire) to discuss how his party was running things. During the interview with news presenter Peter Levy, Mathews was quizzed on the ‘UK DOGE’ trial that Reform had launched in Kent. The Elon Musk-inspi…
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