Lee Anderson MP: Reform UK will rebuild trust between Ashfield communities and elected officials.

Ashfield residents will be relieved with this weeks' news of the resignation of convicted fraudster and former council leader Jason Zadrozny.

Under electoral law, the timing of his resignation means that Larwood residents have been denied a by-election and will now be without a local representative until the scheduled council elections next May.

So, it seems that Jason Zadrozny's final act as a district councillor was yet another slap in the face to Ashfield residents.

This week I have met with Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, a Minister in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to discuss the shameful situation at Ashfield District Council.

I briefed her about the conviction of Jason Zadrozny, the history of the Ashfield Independents, the planning situation, contract procurement, and other important issues.

It was a very productive meeting, and I have been assured that she is taking the issues at Ashfield District Council incredibly seriously. I will continue to follow up with her as the situation progresses but I am pleased to hear that this is being treated with the seriousness required.

Sherwood Forest MP Michelle Welsh and I have also met with Nottinghamshire Police this week to discuss our concerns regarding the authority. Unfortunately, due to legal reasons, all I can say for now on that front is that we are working closely on this.

Jason Zadrozny and the Ashfield Independents have significantly damaged people's trust in their elected representatives.

We desperately need a new political class in Ashfield, one that residents can trust to be transparent and make the best decisions for them.

Rebuilding that trust between communities and their local councillors is one of the things that Ashfield Reform UK will do if elected onto Ashfield District Council next May.

We are in the process of selecting a full slate of our best and brightest to stand up to the Ashfield Independents as Reform UK candidates, and in the coming weeks and months we will be out in Ashfield to let people know that we will not give up on our area.

Just look at the successes a Reform UK-led council have already achieved at Nottinghamshire County Council.

Just last year Ashfield elected a Reform UK councillor in every seat and across Nottinghamshire we took over the council.

Since then, we have made significant progress with the state our roads changing the way the council deals with highway maintenance and investing record-breaking levels into fixing our roads.

We also identified over £44million worth of wasteful spending which is being cut over a three-year plan.

Let's sack the Ashfield Independents and the phony District Alliance and replicate these successes at Ashfield District Council by voting Reform UK next May.

Only Reform UK can beat the Ashfield Independents.