Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns, who leads Greater Lincolnshire, walks out of a meeting with UK cabinet minister Steve Reed and other regional leaders following a heated discussion about the murder of Henry Nowak and the unrest that follows. Multiple outlets report that the disagreement centres on how Reform should respond to the killing and on the extent to which social media has influenced or exacerbated community tensions linked to events after the murder. One account describes Jenkyns storming out after criticism of Reform’s response, while another frames the incident as a dispute during the same meeting, after Jenkyns and other attendees discussed the part social media may have played in escalating tensions. Both accounts agree that the walkout happens during a meeting involving the communities secretary and several metropolitan or regional mayors. The reports do not provide further detail on the immediate aftermath of the walkout or on any formal outcome from the meeting, but they indicate that the exchange becomes sufficiently heated for Jenkyns to leave.