Reform councillors accused of ‘rash promises’ as council tax rises loom

Opposition leaders in Warwickshire said Reform UK had made electoral ‘soundbites with no real research into the financial position of local authorities’. Photograph: Colin Underhill/Alamy

Reform UK council leaders have been accused of making “rash promises” after a local authority led by the party has been told it will have to increase council tax by the maximum amount, despite its election promises to cut costs.

Warwickshire county council has been warned by its executives that anything less than a 5% maximum council tax increase will put its financial viability at risk.