Yesterday I substituted for Cllr Jerry Roodhouse, Liberal Democrat group leader on the County Council, at a Leaders’ Liaison Group meeting.

Warwickshire County Council is a “hung council”, i.e. no political group has overall control. There is a minority Conservative administration, with a 10-person Cabinet. Labour and Liberal Democrats make up the chairs and vice-chairs of the various Overview & Scrutiny Committees that monitor and review all aspects of the council’s activities.

The Leaders’ Liaison Group comprises the leaders and deputy leaders of the three political groups, and provides a regular opportunity for information sharing between the groups.