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The Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke

A veteran Labour leader has compared Nottingham City Council to Vladimir Putin and fears the authority would 'raid' his area 'like Ukraine'. John Clarke has led Gedling Borough Council since 2011 and fears the scrapping of that authority will see the quality of life for his residents deteriorate if it ends up as part of a bigger city.

"They'll come in here and they'll raid it like Putin raided Ukraine," Councillor Clarke said. "They'll take the best bits and leave the rest."

Nottingham City Council's Labour leader says Councillor Clarke's comments amount to scaremongering, saying: "I'm not sure what John wants to gain out of this if I'm really honest."

The borough of Gedling as it currently is would be split into two

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