Rachael Shimmin had a front row seat for the bitter rows around local government reorganisation in Durham.
Ms Shimmin was a corporate director at Durham as politicians argued around her, with some accusing the Government of ‘contempt’ for ignoring local feeling against a county-wide unitary.
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