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Who is new county council leader Mick Barton?

Hugh Casswell
Political reporter, BBC Nottingham
Reporting fromNottinghamshire County Hall
BBC The new leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, Mick BartonBBC
Mick Barton was chosen by Reform councillors to run the council

"Don't get me wrong, it's daunting, but I know I can deliver and do the job."

Two weeks ago, Mick Barton had never been elected as a Nottinghamshire County Councillor.

Now, he is not only part of the group that has taken charge, but also its leader.

A former mineworker, he once worked alongside the Reform MP for Ashfield, Lee Anderson.

Nottinghamshire County Council
Reform took control of Nottinghamshire County Council earlier this month

"We were both coalface workers. Now we're in the same political party. Who'd have thought that back then":[]}