Reform councillor charged with 35 offences including rape

Summarised from Isle of Wight County Press's report · Updated 4 Nov, 21:40 · Archive

George Madgwick, a Reform UK councillor, has been charged with 35 offences including 12 counts of rape.

George Madgwick, the Reform group leader at Hampshire County Council and a representative for the party on Portsmouth City Council, has been charged with 35 offences including 12 counts of rape.

Reform UK suspended Madgwick's membership and employment following the charges. At a Yarmouth Town Council meeting on 3 November, Reform councillor Debbie Conlin said the party was taking the matter 'extremely seriously' and that it would be 'inappropriate to comment further' as the case is live. Madgwick said in a social media statement that while the charges are 'extremely serious', he is innocent and will continue as an independent on Hampshire and Portsmouth councils until cleared. He also sits on the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority and the board of the Hampshire and Solent Combined County Authority.

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• Reform councillor makes reference to George Madgwick charges at public meetingAt Yarmouth Town Council yesterday (Tuesday, November 3), Reform's Cllr Debbie Conlin apologised for arriving late.Isle of Wight County Press · 4 Nov, 12:53

In this story: George Madgwick · Reform UK · Hampshire County Council · Portsmouth City Council · Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority

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