Leader promises to 'break the mould' as protest marks the party's first meeting

THE new Reform leader of Lincolnshire County Council, Councillor Sean Matthews, said the party is 'new, fresh and ready to break the mould' as his group took formal control at the party's first meeting.

- BY JAMIE WALLER

Onlookers in the council chamber held signs saying 'We're watching you,' and promised to scrutinise the party’s climate policies.

The Reform group's lack of political experience came under fire during the meeting, but Cllr Matthews insisted the new councillors would shake the council up.

“We are new, we're fresh, and we're here to break the mould and bring different views and opinions in running the council,” he told the Local Democracy Reporting Service. “That's democracy.