GB Freedom Party is a registered political party (Electoral Commission registration PP18062) committed to local accountability, evidence-based government and the protection of communities from centralised override of local democratic decision-making.
This page collates journalistic coverage of issues GB Freedom Party has put detailed positions on, party press releases, and our press-engagement work to date. Independent journalism comes first; party communications come second. Press contact details are at the bottom of the page.
Editorial transparency
Kent Local News is editorially independent and IMPRESS-regulated (membership number NHNN67893). Its editor is also the leader of GB Freedom Party. Editorial standards are applied uniformly to coverage of all parties and to candidates of every party at election time. GB Freedom Party makes no editorial claim on Kent Local News’ independent journalism; the two are separately constituted and operate at arm’s length.
Coverage by Kent Local News
Kent Local News (kentlocalnews.co.uk, IMPRESS NHNN67893) reports independently on local government, policy and elections in Kent. The articles below cover the issues GB Freedom Party has campaigned on. Editorial transparency note above applies.
Kent LGR investigation series
Multi-part, FOIA-anchored investigation. Heritage Party UK, NRCA and resident campaigners are documented sources; the proposed Kent judicial review is currently at pre-action protocol stage.
2026-05-11 · Kent Local News
Kent LGR 14 months of council spending lacked statutory authority
Sean Turner, Heritage Party Councillor, Kent Coordinator for Heritage Party UK, and one of three named co-signatories of February’s Kent National Audit Office submission, says councils across the county committed publ…
2026-04-25 · Kent Local News
Lords vote clears Devolution Bill for Royal Assent — Kent councils’ pre-Bill conduct remains subject to live legal challenge
The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill cleared its final Lords stages on Thursday 23 April 2026 and now awaits Royal Assent. Kent Local News has seen the Pre-Action Protocol letter served on all 14 Kent…
2026-04-27 · Kent Local News
Kent’s Councils Are Being Reorganised — Here’s What the Government’s Own Documents Reveal
Your Kent council is being replaced in 2028. The Government admits it has no records to show why. About £400 per Kent resident in long-term debt transfers to the new councils. Here’s what it means for you — in plain E…
2026-04-23 · Kent Local News
Exclusive: Ministry admits no legal rationale, no consultation records, no impact assessment — as documents show Kent LGR sold to residents as mandatory
FOIA documents obtained by Kent Local News show the Ministry of Housing held no legal rationale, consultation records or financial impact assessment when councils were invited to reorganise — while a Ministerial lette…
2026-04-20 · Kent Local News
Kent reorganisation: Government moves to overturn Lords safeguards on Devolution Bill
The Government has tabled motions in the Commons to disagree with seven of the eight Lords amendments to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill — the legislation that contains the framework for the Kent…
Kent council elections — voter guides
Independent guides to local elections, listing every party fielding candidates on equal terms.
2026-05-06 · Kent Local News
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council elections: your complete voter’s guide
From the Liberal Democrat administration that took the council outright in 2024, to Reform UK’s full-slate insurgent push, from the Tunbridge Wells Alliance veterans of the Calverley Square fight to the breakaway Inde…
2026-04-29 · Kent Local News
Medway Council elections: your complete voter’s guide
From the Labour administration to Reform UK, from Independent Group veterans to the newer local-first parties — every option facing Medway voters when the next ballot lands, and the question hanging over the date itself.
Kent policy explainers
Long-form explainers on energy, water and housing — the three policy areas GB Freedom Party has put detailed positions on.
2026-04-09 · Kent Local News
Britain’s Energy Future — A Practical Path to Power
After exposing who really benefits from the energy debate, Daniel Dabin sets out a practical energy strategy for Britain. Part 4 of 4: The Green Energy Question.
2026-05-07 · Kent Local News
What’s Really Happening to Kent’s Rivers, Beaches and Water Bills
Almost every monitored river in the Medway and the Stour now fails the legal environmental tests. Eleven Kent sewage treatment works are running close to the limit. The average Southern Water customer’s bill is set to…
2026-05-04 · Kent Local News
The Cost of Crisis: How Kent’s Water and Sewage Networks Are Failing
Ninety-seven per cent of monitored water bodies in the Medway basin, and one hundred per cent of those in the Stour, now fail the legal definition of Good ecological status. Eleven named Kent treatment works are at ri…
2026-05-11 · Kent Local News
Kent’s housing-capacity gap: the documented numbers
South East Water has formally told Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council that of the 19,620 homes the council is mandated to deliver by 2040, the water company can supply potable water for 6,318 – a 32 per cent delivera…
Commentary
Long-form Kent-rooted commentary on national-affecting issues.
2026-03-30 · Kent Local News
The War You Don’t Know You’re Fighting: How 5th Generation Warfare Is Already Here
Fifth Generation Warfare uses information, narratives and social pressure instead of bullets. From Soviet-era playbooks to modern digital operations, this investigation reveals how 5GW is already being waged on Britis…
GB Freedom Party press releases
23 April 2026 — Kent LGR halt-and-review
GB Freedom Party calls for halt to Kent council reorganisation pending legal and financial review, citing documented evidence Government "cannot impose" unitary structures
Party leader cites Ministerial admission, FOIA documents and the 20 April Civic Audit Notice circulated to MPs in calling for Kent residents to be heard on the principle of reorganisation, not just its mechanics.
GB Freedom Party has called for an immediate halt to the Kent Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) process pending an independent legal and financial review, citing documentary evidence that the Government has confirmed in writing it "cannot impose" new unitary structures on local areas.
The call followed the publication of a multi-part investigation by Kent Local News into the legal and evidential basis of the Kent LGR programme, and a Civic Audit Notice circulated by National Residents for Civic Accountability (NRCA) to MPs on 20 April — the day before Commons consideration of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill — setting out the documented absence of statutory authority across more than a dozen councils nationally.
The party's position rests on five points now established on the public record:
- No legal authority has been identified for treating LGR participation as mandatory. The Government’s own Minister, Jim McMahon OBE MP, confirmed in writing on 7 July 2025 (MHCLG TO2025/16566): "Under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, the Government cannot impose new unitary structures on local areas."
- No documentary foundation existed at the point of invitation. A Freedom of Information response from MHCLG dated 2 May 2025 (FOI 2025/10611) confirms the Department held no legal rationale, no consultation records, no financial impact assessment, no risk analysis and no cost-benefit report when councils were invited to submit proposals.
- Councils across England have confirmed they hold no statutory authority for the work they are undertaking. Wealden District Council confirmed on 13 April 2026 (FOI 25-26-1030) that its entire legal basis is a ministerial invitation letter and a Cabinet decision. Arun District Council, following an internal review in April 2026, confirmed no recorded legal basis, no updated financial reassessment and no clear record of the programme’s formal status.
- Residents are excluded from the question of principle. MHCLG confirmed on 17 April 2026 (TO2026/08935) that the statutory consultation is "not about whether local government reorganisation should take place in principle" — only how proposals meet government criteria.
- The financial position is unverified. The Comptroller and Auditor General Gareth Davies described local government accounts on 10 February 2026 as a "cautionary tale". MHCLG admitted a £113 million systematic error in the local government finance settlement in February 2026. A 24 February 2026 submission to the Comptroller documents £410 million+ immediate financial risk and approximately £730 million long-term debt across the Kent proposals.
What is happening in Kent is being done to residents, not with them. The Government has confirmed in writing — twice — that it cannot impose unitary structures on local areas. Councils across England have confirmed they cannot identify the law authorising the programme they are advancing. The Department has confirmed that residents are not allowed to consult on whether reorganisation should happen at all. And the financial baseline supporting it has not been revalidated since the Treasury admitted a £113 million error in February. Kent residents deserve a halt, an independent review of the legal and financial position, and a genuine consultation on the principle, not just the mechanics. GB Freedom Party will be working alongside Kent residents and elected members to make that happen.
Daniel Dabin, Leader of GB Freedom Party
Promoted by GB Freedom Party, 61 Bridge Street, Kington, HR5 3DJ.
Other press engagement
We brief regional and national outlets on each flagship investigation and policy release. Confirmed third-party coverage will be listed here as it is published. We will not list outreach attempts or undertaken engagement as "coverage".
Live engagement currently underway with sector publications including The MJ (Local Government journal) following the 23 April 2026 release of the Kent LGR investigation. Independent third-party syndication via the BBC's Local Democracy Reporting Service has been offered.
Press contact
For press enquiries, interview requests, embargoed releases and underlying evidence packs, please contact:
Daniel Dabin
Leader, GB Freedom Party
daniel.dabin@gbfreedomparty.co.uk
For independent journalistic coverage of GBF-aligned investigations, see Kent Local News at kentlocalnews.co.uk. The transparency note above governs that relationship.