Blake Pain, Tory leader of Harborough District Council, resigns

At a meeting of the council this evening, Blake Pain has resigned as leader of the ruling Conservative group.

It sounds as though he jumped before he was pushed.

Here are tweets from two Liberal Democrat councillors at the meeting:

I am listening to the Leader of @HarboroughDC Blake Pain resigning!

— Simon Galton (@SimonGalton) September 18, 2017

Blake Pain resigns as @HarboroughDC leader. Tory group wants new direction apparently.

— Sarah Hill (@HarboroughEast) September 18, 2017