Burnley councillor quits Tory group following 'feud' with Lib Dem colleague
Burnley Council's Conservative group has lost its second member in a week. Tory councillor Phil Chamberlain has quit the authority following a ‘feud’ with his Liberal Democrat ward colleague Cllr Jeff Sumner.
It recommended that both councillors should make a written apology to a member of the public who witnessed a dispute between them, make a written apology to all fellow councillors and agree to mediation. They were found to have ‘failed to treat others with respect and had conducted themselves in a way that could reasonably be regarded as bringing his office and the authority into disrepute’.The decision and penalty is reported to Wednesday’s full council meeting.
“Neither did he de-escalate the situation. It was left to a member of the public, i.e. the resident, to intervene to de-escalate the situation.” A Burnley Conservative Party spokesman: “While Phil Chamberlain has been an active member of our party for a number of years the ongoing feud between him and another Lib Dem Councillor has been nothing but a distraction from the work residents expect of us. The Conservative team is fully focused on delivering better services for local people and this petty dispute has added nothing to that.
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