Former Tory Cabinet minister, Michael Gove, this week revealed he had to overrule civil servants who wanted to suppress newspaper revelations about grooming gangs in Rotherham.
Senior university employee, Sharon Wiltshire, who worked from home, was sacked after claiming to have worked for five hours, despite having logged in for only 11 minutes.
Nigel Farage 's outfit gained more than 650 council seats and took control of 10 local authorities in last week's contests, to send a lightning bolt through Westminster.
Nigel Farage has vowed to reject migrants from Reform-run councils as he promises to make Trump-style cuts across local governments, slashing jobs in climate change and diversity.
The Reform UK leader has pledged to imitate Elon Musk 's drive in the US to cut federal spending after being appointed the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) by Trump.