Rutland MP says council ignored locals, presses minister for Rutland-Stamford reform meeting
MP Alicia Kearns urged ministers to intervene after Rutland County Council advanced a local government reform plan she says most residents oppose. Survey data cited by Kearns showed 45% favored a South Lincolnshire partnership, while a third rejected joining Leicestershire. Local government minister Alison McGovern said she is willing to meet MPs to discuss the dispute. The council did not comment.