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Councillor Dismissed for Faking Illness for Spain Trip

5/13/2025

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Leicestershire County Councillor Andrew Hamilton-Gray, who secured nearly 40% of the vote in Loughborough, faced a misconduct hearing in January 2024. The hearing exposed his deceitful actions of falsely reporting sick to jet off to Spain for personal business pursuits while he was still a police constable, leading to his dismissal from the force last year.

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Leicestershire County Councillor Andrew Hamilton-Gray, who secured nearly 40% of the vote in Loughborough, faced a misconduct hearing in January 2024. The hearing exposed his deceitful actions of falsely reporting sick to jet off to Spain for personal business pursuits while he was still a police constable, leading to his dismissal from the force last year.