Lancashire County Council's new chairman who's more than happy to 'pull people up' for showing disrespect
If the vagaries of local politics had played out differently, Keith Iddon could now be marking his second anniversary as the leader of Lancashire County Council.
Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service about his ascent to the prestigious position, he said that while the path his political career has taken was not necessarily the one he had planned, it is probably the one that best suits his temperament. The Chorley Rural West representative said he was touched by plaudit-laden nomination speeches from his own Tory benches – “I never knew people thought of me in that way” – as well as the fact that the Labour opposition group also supported his candidacy.
County Cllr Iddon still holds an HGV licence and is not averse to helping out his twin sons, John and William, by doing “short runs” for their own haulage operation when they could use a hand.
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