{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/68b1bcc087128a4176ef1c51?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"George Finch: The teenage Reform council leader taking on the ‘blob’","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/1756478967204-325b1832-791f-46fe-8467-eda1e396acc4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>After finishing his A-Levels, George Finch had planned to go to university and become a history teacher. But instead, at the age of 19,<strong> </strong>he has become the <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/01/im-astudent-in-charge-of-my-reform-county-council/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">youngest council leader in the UK</a>, running Warwickshire County Council with a budget of £2bn.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>He has already set to work taking on the ‘blob’, but will he get the results Reform needs to show they’re ready to run a country?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Camilla and Tim joined Finch at his office in Warwick to talk flags, migrant hotels and Farage, who he calls the most influential politician in the last 30 years.</p><p><br></p><p>We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, X and TikTok.</p><p><br></p><p>Senior Producer: John Cadigan</p><p>Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey</p><p>Video Editor: Will Walters and Andy Mackenzie</p><p>Social Producer: James Simmons</p><p>Studio Director: Meghan Searle</p><p>Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman&nbsp;</p><p>Production assistance from James Keegan</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}