Greater Manchester council facing 'record number of complaints' about councillor conduct
A Greater Manchester council's handling of disciplinary issues among its elected members has been questioned by the long-standing leader of one of its political groups.
While Coun Kelly says his group will be undertaking the training - he told the M.E.N. he will be asking what consequences wayward members will face - and what has changed since it was last rolled out. Coun Kelly says his frustrations with the council’s handling of disciplinary matters date back to 2018, when Coun Faisal Rana stepped down from his cabinet position after accepting a police caution for voting twice in the local elections. Coun Rana said it was a ‘genuine mistake’ and he had misunderstood the rules.
His amendment to an original Tory motion - calling on all political groups to sign up to an ‘anti-bullying’ code of conduct - was supported across the board. Conservative Coun Peter Winkler was among those who backed him- claiming that name calling, abuse and threats were regularly used by some members.
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