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The leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, Reform Councillor Mick Barton

Nottinghamshire County Council’s leading Reform group voted against an extension to a meeting so that discussions could be held over the banning of the press.

The ban prevents the Nottingham Post and Nottinghamshire Live – and the BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) that it manages – from interviewing council leader Cllr Mick Barton and his 40 Reform councillors.

Cllr Barton has further informed the council’s officers to stop sending press releases and to stop inviting journalists to events, except in emergency situations.

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