Newspaper launches legal challenge over Reform press ban

Local newspaper challenges Reform UK council leader's ban on speaking to its reporters. Nottinghamshire County Council leader Mick Barton refused to speak with Nottingham Post journalists, prompting legal action from the publisher's organization, Reach. The ban, in place since August, has sparked concerns over freedom of expression and has now been partially lifted for BBC-funded journalists. The newspaper alleges the ban is irrational and violates local government regulations and human rights, seeking its full withdrawal.