Reform UK has been accused of hypocrisy after it emerged the party is advertising several jobs offering home working despite promising a clampdown on the policy.

The party’s leader, Nigel Farage, told reporters he hoped to emulate Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge), which has attempted to slash federal spending in the US, after a record performance in the local elections last week.

The party took control of 10 local authorities in England at last week’s local elections, including Durham, Lancashire and Staffordshire.

Farage said councils under Reform control could expect to see cuts in areas including work to tackle the climate crisis and to boost diversity, while he pledged to clamp down on staff working from home. The Clacton MP frequently criticised the policy on the campaign trail.

It has since emerged that several paid roles with the party, such as “regional director”, are offering “home working with occasional travel”, prompting accusations of hypocrisy on social media.

Posting on X, the Labour MP Stella Creasy said the hypocrisy was “glorious”.

Asked what his party’s priorities would be, Farage last week told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We are deeply dissatisfied with the way that county councils and unitaries in Britain have been running their budgets.

“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.”

He added: “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.”

Reform has been contacted for comment.