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Reform UK to give West Northants Council Musk-style audit

Reform UK has planned to send its first Elon Musk-style Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) team into local authorities to assess "wasteful spending".West Northamptonshire Council has become the frontrunners to receive a visit from the party's new audit team, including software engineers, data analysts and forensic UK took 42 of the 76 seats in the council after the local elections on 1 party took control of eight authorities from the Conservatives, along with Doncaster from Labour and Durham, which was run as a coalition. The idea follows the US Doge, which was launched during Donald Trump's presidency to cut federal Musk was involved but has since left his position spearheading the Monday, Reform UK chair Zia Yusuf announced on X that West Northamptonshire and Lancashire were next in line to be visited by the audit team. Reform UK claims that the work will be completed free of charge. The party said that the unit would use artificial intelligence and advanced data analysis tools to find any a Reform UK spokesperson said there was not currently a timetable for the West Northamptonshire the DOGE team would be able to give the UK auditors tips and tricks, they did not have any power to implement councillors and leadership should decide whether to act on recommendations.A party spokesperson said: "The taskforce will identify and eliminate wasteful spending, increasing transparency and ensuring taxpayer money is spent solely on activity that benefits local people."Party leader Nigel Farage first committed to a "DOGE-style operation" for Northamptonshire during his visit to Kettering in Mark Arnull, Reform UK leader of West Northamptonshire Council, said: "Since forming the Council's new political administration we have been working closely with senior officers, building good relationships and meeting regularly as we start to shape our future priorities for communities across West Northants." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.