George Madgwick

George Madgwick is a Reform councillor who leads the Reform group on Hampshire County Council. He recently became newsworthy due to his involvement in an incident outside a Portsmouth hotel. Protesters, mistakenly believing asylum seekers were housed there, gathered outside the hotel. In reality, Pakistan's under-19 cricket team was staying at the venue. Madgwick was called to the scene to mediate between hotel staff and the assembled crowd. He described the situation as a "massively unfortunate incident." This event occurred in the context of increased far-right activism in Portsmouth following the interception of a boat carrying 140 asylum seekers. Madgwick's role highlights the tensions and miscommunications arising from public concern and activism surrounding asylum seeker arrivals in the area.