A political group including Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Reform and Independents has selected a new leader to run . Conservative councillor Jackie Brockway has taken the role after the previous leader – Liberal Democrat Trevor Young – .

The cross-party group promised to “put politics aside” for the good of at the full council meeting on September 8. Councillors also voted to trim the power of the top role in a thinly-veiled response to the previous administration, which was .

The leader will not be allowed to chair any other committees, and chairs and vice chairs will also need to be from different parties as part of a power-sharing deal. Thirty of the district’s 36 councillors are part of the new West Lindsey Administration.

Cllr Brockway said “this would be leadership of a differ

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