And here is that original story from Sunday

Finding audiences is tricky enough without such poor practice by the national titles. It’s naive to expect better but at @theleaduk.bsky.social we will at least keep on doing things the way we want to see them done

[email protected] labelled the advert a "sick joke" and the campaign was dropped after enquiries by The Southport Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social

And the meeting, which was always going to be largely cermonial, is done. Full report in this Sunday's Lancashire Lead on what happened on and away from the microphones

In response, new leader of the opposition Cllr Azhar Ali told former council leader Cllr Aidy Riggott he "should be embarrassed"

Much of the early discussion focused not on Reform but instead on arguments between the various other groups.

The new opposition, which is made up of Greens and independents, was accused of not respecting the outcome of the election and labelled 'undemocratic and unfair'