Reform council partially lifts ban on newspaper

Reform UK-led Nottinghamshire County Council has partially lifted a ban on a local newspaper.

County Council leader Mick Barton banned the Nottingham Post and its online arm, Nottinghamshire Live, from speaking to him and other councillors "with immediate effect" on 28 August.

Law firm CMS LLP served the council with a legal letter on Tuesday on behalf of Reach, the organisation that runs the publisher, calling for the ban to be withdrawn in full.

The county council's team manager for litigation, Geoff Russell, responded to the letter on Thursday and said it will now provide the Post with press releases and invite them to council events.

However, the Post said it remains "unclear" whether Barton will now speak to them, but added they are "committed to building a working relationship going forward."