{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreibhlr37ex7yz5k4jaapyddjsp4xgiflrdcrns6znjvbluaj3ntbyy",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:42oy2s22la2chva3hrkbdxfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrtlgxustg2"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreibo4xrekjysisrm6o4xzsgprlptogttvjxq5j27qup24ewjwysibe"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/png",
    "size": 933504
  },
  "path": "/meet-the-three-reform-councillors-battling-it-out-to-lead-suffolk/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T10:34:11.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.ipswich.co.uk",
  "tags": [
    "Features",
    "2026 Local Elections in Ipswich",
    "Christopher Hudson",
    "Phillip Faircloth-Mutton",
    "Michael Hadwen",
    "Elected leaders and local democracy"
  ],
  "textContent": "A behind-closed-doors leadership battle is underway at Suffolk County Council, with three Reform UK councillors understood to have put their names forward. Ipswich.co.uk examines who they are, what they bring, and what each could mean for the county.",
  "title": "Meet the three Reform councillors battling it out to lead Suffolk"
}