Reform UK has 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.

In a report published on Thursday, the council’s board said anything below a 4.99% council tax rise – the equivalent to a £1.75 a week increase on a band D property – is a “riskier financial strategy” that would threaten the medium-term sustainability of the local authority.

Reform UK has the largest seats at the council but no overall majority. The report stated that Reform had “clearly set out its desire to avoid a ma

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