



A council won by Reform UK in May has announced plans to refurbish its buildings to allow staff to work in the office for just two days a week.
North Northamptonshire Council, which Nigel Farage's party took control of at this year's local election, plans to look into a "new hybrid working model".
A major refurbishment would take place at the offices in Haylock House in Kettering, and other buildings would be worked on as part of the plan.
Council leader and councillor for the Croyland and Swanspool ward Martin Griffiths said he wanted to "build team culture through staff working together in offices".
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|The Corby Cube
Griffiths told the BBC there have been "positive conversations... about the introduction of a more formal hybrid working model".
He also praised the council staff, saying he had been "impressed" with the work they had done since Reform came into power.
A spokesman from the council said they aimed to "transform workspaces... to bring teams together and support the development of its 'One Council' culture across the organisation".
The council said it was looking to improve its Corby Cube headquarters, the Bowling Green Road offices and Haylock House, all in Kettering.
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|The council's Bowling Green Road Offices in Kettering
A spokesman for the council said the requirement for staff to be in the office at least two days a week would be "averaged over a period of time".
"Due to space constraints, it will not be possible for all staff to be in the office at the same time."
The council was first formed in 2021, when it merged the services of the abolished district councils of Corby Borough Council, East Northamptonshire District Council, Kettering Borough Council, and Wellingborough Borough Council.
Under the Conservatives, who had held the council since its inception, the council said they operated on "a mixture of home working, where appropriate, with time spent at office locations".
Reform UK's council leader on North Northamptonshire Council Martin Griffiths
In May, Farage told the BBC: "We are deeply dissatisfied with the way that county councils and unitaries in Britain have been running their budget.
"We look at the millions a year being spent, in many cases, on consultants.
"We look at the money being spent on climate change; on areas that county councils, frankly, shouldn’t even be getting involved in.
"No more work from home, increased productivity. That won’t be a magic wand, it won’t solve every problem, but it will be a good start and we’ll be judged on that."