Police hit back after teenage Reform UK council leader accuses officers of ‘cover up’

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The youngest council leader in the country claimed there has been a ‘cover-up’ of details about a case

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Warwickshire Police have hit back at claims made by a Reform UK council leader after he made accusations that police had held back information about the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl.

Police hit back after teenage Reform UK council leader accuses officers of ‘cover up’

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