Government threatened with legal action if Norfolk elections are delayed

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform, has said he will seek a judicial review if the government accepts the request by the City Hall and other councils not to hold ballots in May.

Twenty-five councils across the country have asked ministers to postpone their votes, saying it will help them deliver a proposed reorganisation of local government.

However, the moves have sparked fierce criticism.

Most of the councils seeking a delay - including Norwich - are run by Labour and political opponents have accused them of seeking postponements because they fear defeat at the ballot box.

Norwich Labour councillors voted to seek a deferral during a fiery meeting at City Hall on Wednesday night, where the opposition warned the move risked eroding people's trust in democracy.

City Hall and the market in the snow (Image: Owen Sennitt)

Lucy Galvin, leader of the Green Party group on Norwich council, questioned whether the "cost of public confidence" had been calculated, while others called it a political decision at a time when Labour is struggling in the polls.

Lucy Galvin, leader of the Green group at City Hall (Image: Lauren De Boise)

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