Nicholas Paget-Brown will not seek re-election following Grenfell disaster

Nearly four months after he resigned as leader of the council, Paget-Brown has said he will not stand in next year’s council elections. 

He explained his thinking in a piece published by Conservative Home, the website aimed at grassroots Tory members. 

The piece focuses on the tragedy of Grenfell, before moving on to the challenges London councils faced before and after the fire, and concludes: "I recognise the need to have a new team to rise to these challenges… my continuation as a councillor is likely to serve as a distraction as the council lobbies the Government to address these issues and I have therefore decided not to stand again as a candidate at next year’s elections." 

Paget-Brown does not refer to his future plans. 

In August he used his LinkedIn page to describe himself as a consultant for organisations who wish to work with councils, offering "policy analysis, seminars, briefings and drafting assistance" under the name of NPB Consulting. 

Paget-Brown resigned from his role as leader in July, weeks after the Grenfell Tower fire, in which around 80 people are known to have died.

Paget-Brown’s resignation was preceded by tumultuous scenes after he attempted to hold a meeting of the council’s Cabinet in private, excluding the public and media.

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