Bridget Phillipson: “There has been a squeamishness in talking about class and it was a big area that's been missing in policy formation.”

The extreme racism and appalling behaviour exposed by this investigation is truly sickening.

Every Reform councillor, council candidate or party member found to have made such despicable comments must be thrown out of Reform UK immediately.

Kemi Badenoch is the latest in a long line of failed Tory leaders who are determined to see workers made worse off.

We have asked local Green groups to respond as a matter of urgency. Where they are unable to provide that assurance, Labour will bring any such local arrangement to an end.