Lib Dems launch ‘Reform watch’ to monitor party in local government

Exclusive: Ed Davey says Labour and Tories too scared of Reform threat to hold Nigel Farage's party to account

The Liberal Democrats have set up an internal Reform watch" system to monitor Nigel Farage's party in local government, with Ed Davey saying Labour and the Conservatives are too scared of the threat from Reform to hold it to account.

The Lib Dem leader defended his party's performance in last week's local elections, saying council contests where they unexpectedly ended up behind Reform mainly happened because of a collapse in votes for other parties.