Exclusive: Reform UK councillor threatens legal action to shut down debate over Lancashire care home closures

Emails seen by The Lead show the councillor, through Lancashire County Council staff, issuing legal threats after his role in private care was questioned.

A Reform UK councillor threatened legal action after an opposition councillor raised concerns over a potential conflict of interest in plans to close care homes, The Lead can exclusively reveal.

Cllr Graham Dalton, Reform UK’s cabinet member for adult social care at Lancashire County Council, is co-owner and director of private care provider First for Ca…