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Canon ousted from council’s standards board after Reform UK takes over Calderdale

Canon ousted from council’s standards board after Reform UK takes over Calderdale

Friday, May 22, 2026
REFORM UK on Calderdale Council, in West Yorkshire, in sweeping changes after winning 34 of the 54 seats, has removed the Vicar of Halifax Minster, Canon Hilary Barber, as the longstanding chair of the council’s Board of Standards. Canon Barber, w...