Cllr Nick Brown quits Durham Reform in letter to leader

Cllr Nick Brown quits Durham Reform in letter to leader

Nick Brown said he had left the party and would continue sitting as an independent councillor on Durham County Council.ย  The ward member for West Auckland accused Reform leaders of being party leader Nigel Farageโ€™s โ€œyes-menโ€ and holding colleagues โ€œin very serious disdainโ€ in the nine months since election in May 2025.ย  Recent announcements to…

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MPs back calls for Mayaโ€™s Law parliamentary debate

MPs back calls for Mayaโ€™s Law parliamentary debate

Defenceless Maya, two, died in Newcastleโ€™s RVI days after being violently shaken by her motherโ€™s new partner, Michael Daymond, at their home in Shotton Colliery in September 2022. Daymond was later jailed for life, while Mayaโ€™s mother, Dana Carr, received a nine-year sentence for allowing her daughterโ€™s death. Maya Chappell (Image: FAMILY) In September last…

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