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Norfolk’s longest-serving council leader will stand down after receiving a life peerage from the prime minister. John Fuller, Conservative leader of South Norfolk Council, has confirmed he will not be putting himself forward for re-election in May. However, he will remain a councillor for Brooke, the division he has represented on South Norfolk Council since 2003. He said: “I’ve devoted 20 years of my life to public service here, but the leader is an important role and needs someone who has the time to focus and dedicate themselves to it. “It has been the honour of my life to serve locally, bu…

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