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Newspaper launches legal challenge over Reform ban
Nottinghamshire Live contests a council ban limiting journalist access and press freedom, with over 43,000 petitioners urging a reversal, citing breaches of local government rules.
- On September 25, Reach Midlands Media Limited instructed law firm CMS LLP to serve Nottinghamshire County Council with a legal letter challenging a ban on Nottinghamshire Live's journalists.
- Reform UK's Nottinghamshire County Council leadership introduced the ban after a Post article claimed councillors could be suspended, which they did not publicly deny before publication, Reform leader Mick Barton announced in August.
- Removal from the council's press mailing list and a ban on attending public events are central to the challenge, as Nottinghamshire Live and local democracy reporters were denied interviews with Councillor Mick Barton while three BBC-funded local democracy reporters regained access.
- The letter demands the ban be withdrawn and access reinstated, warning of escalation to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and giving leaders until Thursday to respond.
- The publisher and its lawyers describe the decision as irrational and lacking legal basis, arguing it breaches 2012 local government regulations and Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, drawing condemnation from Prime Minister Keir Starmer and 43,000 petition signatories.
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Nottingham newspaper launches legal challenge against Reform council’s media ban
A local newspaper has launched a legal challenge against a Reform-led council after its leader imposed a media ban on the paper’s journalists. Nottinghamshire Live has sent the Reform leaders of Nottinghamshire County Council a legal letter. It warns that further steps could be taken if they don’t lift the ban. In an unprecedented move, Reform leader of Nottinghamshire County Council Mick Barton announced back in August that his administration w…
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