Leeds Council Offers Counseling for Farage Rally Stress

0:00On March 21st, Leeds City Council staff have been offered counseling sessions and safe spaces to cope with stress from an upcoming rally by Reform UK, leader Nigel Farage. The event is part of his local election push next week and council leaders worry it might upset some workers. An email from the head of human resources urged colleagues to join well-being chats about the visit. It was shared with the race equality staff network, adding a note to stay alert in the city center that day. Nigel Farage hit back hard, calling the council workers pathetic and weak for not grasping democracy. He demanded those behind the offer get sacked right away. Farage has pledged to fight what he sees as left-wing bias in local councils and civil services. Meanwhile, the council insists the emails were just internal staff talk, not official policy. Tensions like this highlight the heated local election battles ahead with Reform UK pushing hard against establishment views.