Barry Lewis: Understanding the verdict from Derbyshire

Barry Lewis: Understanding the verdict from Derbyshire

Barry Lewis is the former Leader of Derbyshire County Council. The dust has now settled on what was, for many of us in local government, a bruising set of elections. Like so many Conservative councillors up and down the country, I lost my seat – squeezed out in a campaign where both the Greens and Reform UK targeted my division. I’m sanguine about that – it was a hard-fought contest, and while the result was disappointing, it was also instructiv…

How to Win Back Reform Voters

People voting for Reform comes from a sincere desire for change that other parties need to offer them, writes OIly Glover MP.