Reform UK councillor George Madgwick charged with 35 offences including 12 counts of rape
Party suspends councillor with immediate effect; Madgwick denies wrongdoing
George Madgwick, the leader of Reform UK in Hampshire, has been charged with 35 offences including 12 counts of rape, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Tuesday. The charges, which relate to four victims aged 16 and 17 at the time, are alleged to have taken place between 2008 and 2021 in Portsmouth and Wales. Madgwick denies the allegations and is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court on 25 November.