{"id":256545,"date":"2025-06-26T18:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-is-george-finch-uks-youngest-council-leader-and-reforms-leader-for-warwickshire-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T18:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:05:09","slug":"who-is-george-finch-uks-youngest-council-leader-and-reforms-leader-for-warwickshire-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-is-george-finch-uks-youngest-council-leader-and-reforms-leader-for-warwickshire-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is George Finch &#8211; UK&#8217;s youngest council leader and Reform&#8217;s leader for Warwickshire? | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/M1FUxlTU3fw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Who is George Finch - UK's youngest council leader and Reform's leader for Warwickshire? | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M1FUxlTU3fw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A Reform UK-led council has a new interim leader, thought to be the youngest ever in the UK at 18 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Councillor George Finch was confirmed as the interim leader at Warwickshire County Council, after Cllr Rob Howard stepped down from his post just 41 days into the job.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Cllr Howard cited &quot;health challenges&quot;, saying it was a &quot;very difficult decision&quot;, but that he would continue as a county councillor.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Reform UK-led council has a new interim leader, thought to be the youngest ever in the UK at 18 years old. Councillor George Finch was confirmed as the interim leader at Warwickshire County Council, after Cllr Rob Howard stepped down from his post just 41 days into the job. 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