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The charity, based at the South Ribble Family Wellbeing Centre on Wilkinson Street, was established in 2019.

He's one of Reform's new councillors who does come with experience, having previously been the Conservative leader of Ribble Valley council before defecting.

Atkinson, who was leader of Ribble Valley Council before defecting from the Conservatives, was elected to the county council to represent Ribble Valley South West with 2,174 votes.

But Stephen Atkinson, who had been Conservative leader of Ribble Valley Council but is now tipped to become the Reform UK leader of the county council, said there was nothing "backward" or "scandalous" about opposing DEI initiatives.

The MP for Ribble Valley said "we need to make our tax structures work better".