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Reform UK council backs release of beavers amid party row over rewilding
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Reform UK council backs release of beavers amid party row over rewilding

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<p>Councillors in Leicestershire support move in efforts to reduce flooding as Reform faces divisions on nature policy</p><p>A Reform UK council has backed the release of wild beavers into the countryside, despite the party’s opposition to rewilding.</p><p>The Reform-led Leicestershire county council has backed the release of the rodents as part of efforts to reduce flooding.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/03/reform-uk-leicesters

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<p>Councillors in Leicestershire support move in efforts to reduce flooding as Reform faces divisions on nature policy</p><p>A Reform UK council has backed the release of wild beavers into the countryside, despite the party’s opposition to rewilding.</p><p>The Reform-led Leicestershire county council has backed the release of the rodents as part of efforts to reduce flooding.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/03/reform-uk-leicesters
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