Reform says councillor's breach of party rules was an 'oversight'

• Reform UK Oldham councillor Paul Taylor has breached party rules by continuing to serve as the leader of his own political party, Northern Heart.
• Reform UK regulations state that membership “is not open to current members of other GB-registered political parties”, with the party describing his dual status as an “oversight”.
• Councillor Taylor, who was elected to represent the Waterhead ward in May with 1,459 votes, is now in the process of resigning from Northern Heart.
• Northern Heart was established in 2020 as a local alternative to mainstream political parties across the North.
• Taylor defended his transition to Reform UK, saying that standing as an independent had become impossible and that both parties shared similar local perspectives.

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Reform councillor breaches rules by being leader of his own political party