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He became leader of the council in 2003, resigning on Tuesday 26 August 2014 after local revelations were announced at New York Stadium, home of Rotherham United F.C.. The council's chief executive at the time was Martin Kimber. He was suspended from the Labour Party on 2 September 2014 in the wake of the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal.