# Leicestershire council leader resigns after remarks about women facing redundancy

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/reform-council-chief-who-wanted-women-fired-first-quits/
- Published: 2026-11-03T01:02:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T01:17:30+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16260347/Reform-council-chief-wanted-women-fired-quits.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Dan Harrison resigned as council leader after remarks about women were leaked.
- He said 76 council solicitors would be made redundant.
- Harrison apologised and denied gender-based staffing decisions.

## Summary

Dan Harrison resigned as leader of Leicestershire County Council after a leaked recording revealed him saying he wanted to examine women among council staff facing possible redundancies. The comments prompted Conservative councillors to seek an emergency vote to remove him and raised concerns about how employees might be treated.

At an internal meeting, Harrison said 76 council solicitors would be made redundant and described them as incompetent, before adding, “What I want to look at now is the women.” He apologised to council staff for any hurt or offence, but said the remarks were taken out of context and denied that staffing decisions were being made on the basis of gender. Harrison said he stood down following advice from senior Reform colleagues.

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