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Reform UK Reshuffles Leadership Amid Criticism in Leicestershire

8/23/2025

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Reform UK appointed Kevin Crook as the new deputy leader of Leicestershire County Council, succeeding Joseph Boam.
Carl Abbott has been appointed as the cabinet member for adult social care.
Opposition leaders criticized the reshuffle, calling it "chaotic and costly" for residents of Leicestershire.

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Reform UK appointed Kevin Crook as the new deputy leader of Leicestershire County Council, succeeding Joseph Boam.
Carl Abbott has been appointed as the cabinet member for adult social care.
Opposition leaders criticized the reshuffle, calling it "chaotic and costly" for residents of Leicestershire.