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Leicestershire Reform Deputy Leader Removed After Three Months

Opponents say the ousting highlights instability in the party’s new minority administration.

Overview

  • Joseph Boam, 22, is no longer deputy leader and has lost the adult social care and communities brief at Leicestershire County Council.
  • Conservative opposition leader Deborah Taylor criticized the Reform-led cabinet as chaotic and said council leader Dan Harrison "sacked" Boam over the weekend.
  • A Reform source said Boam will move into a different role supporting the group, and no official explanation for the shake-up has been released.
  • Boam said on social media that nothing has changed and he will continue serving Whitwick and backing Reform’s national ambitions.
  • Reform runs the council as a minority with 25 of 55 seats, and Worcestershire’s Reform deputy leader also left his post after three months, according to the BBC.