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POLICY AND POLITICS

Mayor steps into chief executive row with Reform UK councillors

Doncaster’s Labour mayor has stepped into the row between chief executive Damian Allen and Reform UK councillors by backing her chief executive officer.

By Neil Merrick | 05 May 2026

Doncaster's Labour mayor has stepped into the row between chief executive Damian Allen and Reform UK councillors by backing her chief executive officer.

Allen is reported to have the full confidence of Ros Jones, who has been the city's mayor for 13 years.

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