Former Hartlepool Borough Council leader Mike Young has defected from the Conservative Party to join Reform UK due to a lack of confidence in the party's leadership. He stated that only Reform UK has the answers needed for the challenges facing Hartlepool and the country. Young emphasized the importance of ensuring that the progress made during his tenure as council leader, particularly in economic growth through investment and regeneration, is not lost. He joins two other Conservative defectors to Reform UK, making a total of four Reform UK councillors on Hartlepool Borough Council now led by Labour.
Councillor Mike Young expressed his lack of confidence in both local and national leadership of the Conservative Party, stating they cannot meet the challenges facing their town and country.
During his leadership of Hartlepool Borough Council, Mike Young emphasized the importance of the progress made towards economic growth through strategic investment and regeneration.
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