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Reform blasted for 'not bothering' to show up
Nottingham Post
|March 25, 2026
REFORM UK has been blasted by an East Midlands MP for sending a single local representative to a debate about the productivity and growth of the region.
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South Derbyshire MP Samantha Niblett said it was “bitterly disappointing” that Newark MP Robert Jenrick, Ashfield MP Lee Anderson or Boston and Skegness MP Richard Tice were all missing from the meeting at Westminster Hall on March 17.
The debate, arranged by Rushcliffe Labour MP James Naish, was about how the East Midlands had been “underrecognised” historically by central government.
It was attended by MPs from Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, _Lin-colnshire and Leicestershire, including Sherwood Forest MP Michelle Welsh, Mansfield MP Steve Yemm and Gedling MP Michael Payne, who all represent Labour.
Numerous MPs spoke before Ms Niblett took her turn.
But before she commented on the potential of her constituency, she called out the no-show from Reform members.
This story is from the March 25, 2026 edition of Nottingham Post.
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