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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Sophie Robinson

Reform UK-led council serving ‘plate of chaos’ as deputy leader leaves role

A Reform UK-led county council is serving a “plate of chaos” as its 22-year-old deputy leader has been removed after three months in the position, the leader of the opposition has said.

Joseph Boam, who was elected as a Reform councillor for Leicestershire County Council in May, is also no longer cabinet lead member for adult social care and communities, the leader of the Leicestershire Conservatives Deborah Taylor said in a social media post.

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