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Reform UK councillor charged with 12 counts of rape

The Guardian World Tuesday 03 November 2026, 14:34 UTC By Press Association 1 min read
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George Madgwick of Hampshire county council has been charged with a total of 35 offencesA Reform UK councillor has been charged with 12 counts of rape, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. George Madgwick, a councillor on Hampshire county council, has been charged with a total of 35 offences.

George Madgwick of Hampshire county council has been charged with a total of 35 offences

A Reform UK councillor has been charged with 12 counts of rape, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.

George Madgwick, a councillor on Hampshire county council, has been charged with a total of 35 offences.

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