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Reform UK Councillors Gone: Updated Danielle Cavanagh has resigned. ➡️ Kicked Out Brian Black Oliver Bradshaw Paul Thomas Bob Ford Bill Barratt Ed Hill James Regan Mark Broadhurst Paul Bean Adam Smith Daniel Taylor John Allen Nicole Brooke Patrick Lambert Maxine Fothergill Ian Cooper Edward Harris Isabella Kemp Aaron Roy Jay Cooper Caroline Gladwin ➡️ Defected Amelia Randall Nicola Brown Christopher Marriott John Roddy Peter Colley Dean Burns Jack Goncalvez Charles Whitford Chris Large Luke Cooper Scott Cameron Kieran Mishchuck Kathryn Shaw Joanne Blythe Alistair Hendry Graham Eardley Andrew Barry Todd Ferguson Owain Clatworthy Dawn Saunders Cain Parkinson Brandon Dodd Roger Tarrant Susanne Desmonde Nick Farmer Jo Monk Ashley Monk Matthew Jones ➡️ Suspended Lynn Dean Ben Rowe Glenn Gibbins Paul Heyward Nathaniel Menday ➡️ Disqualified Andy Osborn ➡️ Resigned Mark Whittington Jack McGlenen Gaynor Jean-Louis Wayne Titley Donna Edmunds Luke Shingler Desmond Clarke Andrew Kilburn John Bailey Sam Booth David Maclean Robert Bloom Rowland O’Connor Rob Parsonage Christine Parsonage Karen Knight Anna Thomason-Kenyon Richard Everett Jack Bradley Angie Nash Richard Morgan Daniel Thomas David Cumming Desmond Watt David Taylor Michael Ramage Stuart Graham Andrew Thorp Shaun Knowles Tony Hill Todd Ferguson Sarah Shields Ewen Sinclair Daniel Devaney Stuart Prior Barry Martin Stephen Mousdell Andrew Harrison Kenny Hope ➡️ Lost Seat Mike Morris Clarence Mitchell Alan Cook Mark Shooter Kira Gabbert — Since Local elections: Lost Seat Mike Morris Clarence Mitchell Alan Cook Mark Shooter Kira Gabbert Resigned Daniel Devaney Stuart Prior Jay Cooper Barry Martin Stephen Mousdell Andrew Harrison Kenny Hope Danielle Cavanagh Defected Nick Farmer Ashley Monk Jo Monk Matthew Jones Suspended Ben Rowe Glenn Gibbins Paul Heyward Nathaniel Menday Laura Newham

📢 Big news: UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced landmark new government plans to treble the amount of surplus food made available for redistribution in the UK. The move aims to tackle both food waste and food poverty at a time when many households continue to face cost of living pressures. Our CEO, Catherine David, has welcomed the announcement: “The Prime Minister’s announcement of a national programme to treble the redistribution of surplus food to people and communities across the UK is a vital step forward. WRAP supports the organisations on the front line of this critical work, as well as the incredible work of the King’s Coronation Food Project. "I’m delighted WRAP was part of the discussions helping to shape this national ambition. Redistribution has a critical role to play, supporting stretched households while reducing the enormous financial and environmental cost of good food going to waste. We must also recognise the huge opportunity to prevent food waste from happening in the first place, particularly in our homes. Home is where most of the UK’s food waste occurs, which can cost a family of four an average of £1,000 – and we know that over 70% of people are worried by rising food prices. "At a time when households are under growing financial pressure, tackling household food waste is one of the most immediate ways we can help people save money, strengthen food security and build resilience for the future. "Today, with supply chains straining under geopolitical disruption and the cost of living continuing to rise, we must treat food as the precious resource it is. We cannot afford, economically, environmentally or socially, for wasting food to remain the norm. Whether in the fields, factories, shops, restaurants or our own kitchens, reducing food waste must become a shared national effort. “As our world becomes an ever more unpredictable place, wasting food is a cost we can no longer afford to ignore and we are talking with key partners in government, the food sector, the media, philanthropists and innovators to tackle the food bills crisis in people's homes. We call on all partners to step forward and step up their efforts in the weeks and months ahead.”

🚨 WATCH: Nigel Farage says the £5m gift he received from Christopher Harborne was a "reward for campaigning for Brexit for 27 years" He previously said it was for his own personal security.