20/05/2026
STATEMENT ON NBBC FULL COUNCIL
Tonight, Conservative councillors voted to let Reform take the leadership of the Council. While the election may not be the result we wanted we will respect the clear wishes of the majority of residents. We will not support a coalition of chaos with Labour and the Greens.
Our only purpose in doing so is that our residents need and deserve a stable council that will deliver the services we all rely on. Our votes tonight protect the stability of our services.
In politics, as in life, you have to play with the cards you're dealt and not with the cards you would like to have. Unlike some councillors tonight who walked out, we will not throw our dummies out the pram.
To be clear. Our support is on an issue by issue basis and not a coalition. Where we agree with Reform we will support them. Where they are wrong we will stop them.
Reform need to be held to account and challenged. We will be chairing the Council committees as we are best placed to hold their feet to the fire and provide the robust and serious scrutiny that ensures Reform are not allowed a clear run and can put the hand break on to protect the residents of Nuneaton and Bedworth.