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Radio 4,16 Feb 2026,59 mins

Government abandons plans to delay local elections

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We get reaction from Reform UK's Robert Jenrick as a planned legal challenge by the party has led the government to abandon its plans to delay 30 council elections. We'll bring you a report on the dire situation in Cuba as the country begins to run out of fuel, and we hear how a talent identification campaign by UK Sport delivered Winter Olympic gold.

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