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Sophie Robinson

Council leader concerned protests could be ‘hijacked by agitators’

Leader of Warwickshire County Council George Finch (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

Warwickshire County Council leader George Finch said he is concerned protests will be “hijacked by agitators” in Nuneaton amid allegations of a “cover-up” about suspects charged over an alleged rape.

Mr Finch, who is the youngest council leader in the country, released a statement on Friday urging people to act in a “peaceful manner” at protests expected to take place in the town on Saturday afternoon.

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