Reform council leader faces another complaint as 'vote of no confidence' looms

Reform's bungling George keeps his job

George Finch - appointed leader of Warwickshire Council last year at the age of just 19 - has narrowly survived a vote of no confidence

Reform council leader narrowly survives no confidence vote

The Reform leader of Warwickshire County Council has narrowly survived a vote of no confidence today.  The Green Party tabled the motion against Reform councillor George Finch, accusing him of bringing the council into disrepute and misusing his position as leader. The motion to oust Finch lost by a single vote, with 27 councillors voting against the motion and 26 voting in favour. There were  two abstensions.  After just eight months in the rol…

Reform council leader faces another complaint as 'vote of no confidence' looms

The meeting takes place at Shire Hall later today

Is this the end for Reform's boy-king?

I was in Warwick to speak to a political bigwig. A civil servant led me to the right location, and I entered my interviewee’s office – a vast corner room fit for a top lawyer or CEO. Floor-to-ceiling windows looked out onto a public square with a fountain; in the centre was a conference table, and, behind my interviewee’s desk, an enormous Union Jack hung from its pole. A few minutes passed, and the leader of Warwickshire County Council entered …

Warwickshire County Council leader survives vote of no confidence by one vote - despite a Conservative breaking ranks

Leader of Warwickshire County Council George Finch has survived a challenge to oust him by one vote despite a Conservative breaking ranks to vote against him.