# Simon Evans- Reform In Charge

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Podcast: [Reform Party Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reform-party-podcast-7167827)
Published: 2025-12-11T17:34:45+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/reform-party-podcast/2383848
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Duration seconds: 2268

## Resource

In May 2025, Reform UK won a huge number of seats at the local elections and became the controlling regime in a number of Councils around the country. In the last few weeks our political opponents have run a series of smear campaigns in parliament and in the national and local media to try to denigrate Reform and question the competence of our leadership. But are the criticisms valid or are they based in mischief and misinformation? Simon Evans is Deputy Leader of Lancashire County Council which has a budget of £1.7 Billion and in this episode he reviews what has been achieved in the first six months of Reform being in control of the Council.

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