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Ex-Reform councillor charged with dangerous driving

Kirsten Robertson,Wiltshireand
Hannah Walton-Hughes,Local Democracy Reporting Service
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Lawrence Davies has been also been charged with failing to stop after a collision

A Reform UK councillor has been suspended from the party after he was charged with a series of driving offences.

Lawrence Davies, 54, of Moredon, is set to appear at Swindon Magistrates' Court on 24 September after being charged with dangerous driving, failing to stop after a road collision and driving without insurance, Wiltshire Police have said.

The charges relate to an incident reported on 13 April on Kingsdown Road in Swindon.

The Swindon Borough Council councillor was suspended from Reform UK on Wednesday, but he told the BBC he had already resigned before the suspension.

A Reform UK Spokesperson said: "I can confirm that as of 11:33 BST yesterday Reform UK suspended councillor Lawrence Davies from our group and then subsequently from Reform UK Swindon Councillor Group."

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