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Conservative mutiny as two leave North unitary and Rothwell Town Council becomes independent

The decision by North Northamptonshire Council’s executive to push ahead with a temporary traveller site has provoked a ‘Rothwell Rebellion’

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Feb 27, 2024
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“If you add in all the recurring events amongst the Conservative MPs in Parliament, we find it embarrassing to admit that we represent the Conservative Party.”

By Sarah Ward

Apologies - you may have received a copy of this email last night due to a network glitch. Here it is again (with the referenced dates making sense).

Cllr' Brown (centre and Cllr Smyth (right) have now left the Conservatives. Pictured with fellow independent Cllr Jim Hakewill.

Two North Northamptonshire councillors representing Rothwell have decided to leave the party, along with five of their town council colleagues over plans to turn a green space into a temporary traveller site.

Cllr Cedwien Brown informed the Kettering Conservative Association yesterday afternoon that herself and Cllr Joseph Smyth, along with a number of town councillors would be leaving the party.

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