When Jo Monk lost a vote among the party’s councillors in April, her successor said he wanted to “be the first to thank Jo Monk for the hard work she’s done”, adding that they had “inherited a mess from the Conservatives”.
A row erupted after the election, with Ashley Monk criticising the decision and the new leader on social media.
The ex-leader’s time in office was marked by controversy, with council tax going up 9% and the authority needing £59.9m in emergency government help to avoid effective bankruptcy.
She is still formally leader of the county council itself, despite being kicked out as group leader.
Amos cannot take over as leader of Worcestershire County Council until Thursday, when the next full meeting, external takes place.
Reform is the largest group on the authority, but does not have a majority.
