Tag: councillor
Chris Pincher: Councillor 'told to hold grope allegation'
David Cook says he was advised by a colleague to delay disclosing he was groped by Chris Pincher.
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Luton councillor Hannah Adrees sentenced for benefit fraud
A woman took about £7k of benefits intended for the care of her brain-damaged uncle, a court hears.
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Labour councillor suspended over alleged anti-Semitic remarks
A complaint was made against Mohammed Iqbal about comments made during a council meeting.
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Joy Wallace: Labour suspends councillor over Priti Patel tweet
Councillor Joy Wallace suggested the home secretary's "skin might be vitiligo or a strong sunbed".
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Tories drop Harlow councillor for retweeting 'racist' posts
The Conservatives say the councillor claimed he had no social media before he was elected.
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Election 2022: Welsh politics needs more women, new councillor
Wales results 22 of 22 councils. Counting complete. Number of councillors LAB 526 (Labour 526 councillors) , +66 (66 councillors gained) IND 316 (Ind [...]
Sue Gray report: Lancashire councillor defending PM says everyone broke rules
Lancashire councillor Charlie Edwards says "there are much more important things to worry about".
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Downing Street party claims lead Cheshire councillor to quit
Cheshire East councillor Nicky Wylie quits the Conservative group after "recent national events".
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Salford skyline 'the grimmest place on Earth', says councillor
The city's redevelopment plans are described as "boring" and "life draining" by a Tory councillor.
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Tory councillor defects to Reclaim amid North Shropshire by-election campaign
Anthony Allen becomes the first elected official of Reclaim, the party set up by actor Laurence Fox.
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Labour Leicester councillor suspended in anti-Semitism probe
Jacky Nangreave says the claims against her are "a misunderstanding".
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Tears as councillor foots South Hams waste collection bill
She said: "After listening to the debate and not wishing to bring this council into disrepute, which is why I made my apology in the beginning, I w [...]
Rochdale councillor leaves fourth party citing Tory sleaze
Kathleen Nickson, who has represented four parties on Rochdale Council, will now be an independent.
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East Yorkshire councillor told to apologise over Nazi email
David Rudd sent an email to the Mayor of Market Weighton asking if he had Nazi ancestors.
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Solihull councillor suspended by Tory party over autism comments
Conservative councillor Angela Sandison apologised after linking parenting skills with autism.
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