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'I thought I would have had one more year': Ousted leader's 'disappointment' over being ditched after steering council through pandemic

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For the latest Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here Rochdale council’s ousted former leader has spoken of his disappointment at being ditched by his group after steering the authority through the pandemic.

Councillor Allen Brett was deposed as Labour chief at the weekend following a successful challenge by environment boss Coun Neil Emmott.

Coun Emmott was the comfortable victor in a secret ballot of the borough’s Labour councillors, which saw him emerge with nearly half the votes.

It came just days after the party tightened its already iron grip on the authority at last week’s local elections. While Coun Brett technically continues as council - though not Labour - leader until the annual council meeting on May 19, it

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