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The new Reform UK leader of Bradford Council has promised to look beyond the city centre when considering future investment. Councillor Stephen Place made the comments in his first address to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Business Board.
The remarks follow Reform UK’s takeover of Bradford Council and reflect the party’s attempt to show it will deliver for communities outside the traditional centre of regeneration spending. Place argued that voters in other parts of the district expected visible investment and attention from the new administration.
The comments are likely to shape early scrutiny of the new council leadership, particularly in areas that feel they have previously been overlooked. Bradford’s new administration now faces the task of turning broad political promises into specific budgets, projects and decisions.