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Leading politicians hit back at claims they nearly wrecked negotiations to secure the future of a Sedgley health centre.

An in-principle agreement for a new lease on the Ladies Walk Centre was announced at a public meeting on October 2 to replace the existing deal with Aviva who own the building.

Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Dudley Council's leader, Cllr Patrick Harley, confirmed details of the deal and launched an attack on the Dudley's current MP, Labour's Sonia Kumar.

The Conservative council leader also had strong words for Dudley's previous MP, Marco Longhi, who is now a high-profile Reform UK politician.

Cllr Harley said: "The former MP was most unhelpful by implying the building was going to be used for asylum seekers and refugees by planting

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