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Political assistants 'will drive council to be more effective'
Burton Mail
|September 23, 2025
REFORM UK COUNCIL LOOKING TO SPEND £142K ON NEW ROLES
STAFFORDSHIRE County Council is set to spend up to £142,010 on hiring political assistants.
Two assistants could be appointed at the authority, with one assigned to the ruling Reform UK group and the other available to the council's Conservative members.
The roles will be funded from a corporate contingency fund and will be one-year contracts.
Under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, local authorities may appoint up to three political assistants, each one assigned to a different eligible political group, provided that the group has at least 10 per cent of the total council membership.
Council leader Ian Cooper, right, said: "Political assistants are routinely employed by councils up and down the country to support councillors through political research and briefings.
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