Reform councillor backtracks after telling wrong council she’s going to resign

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 20, 2026 2:29pm Updated August 20, 2026 2:29pm Christine Duffy now says she does not want to resign (Picture: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council) A Reform councillor who tried to resign from her role over a lack of training has backtracked after sending her letter to the wrong council. Christine Duffy was elected to Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council at the local elections in May, part of a significant surge in support for her party. But on August 4, she submitted a letter of resignation to Kidsgrove Town Council. According to BBC News, the letter said she was choosing to step down from the job because she had received ‘very little or no training for this role’. The notice was subsequently passed to the relevant official at Newcas