(2012) Conservative Cllr. Terry Manning -ABUSE OF POSITION

TORBAY Council vice-chairman Terry Manning has been suspended for abusing his position as councillor.

A council standards hearing yesterday heard how he threatened to make trouble for a car recovery firm in a row over the release of his daughter-in-law’s car.

But today the Brixham Tory insisted he had only done ‘what any father would do’.

A hearing sub-committee of the standards board of the council unanimously agreed Cllr Manning, a Tory Brixham councillor, had twice breached the code of conduct of councillors.

It found Cllr Manning had tried to use his position to secure the release of a car belonging to his daughter-in-law after it had been impounded by police and also made threats to make trouble for the business.

Cllr Manning, who has represented St Marys for four years and as vice-chairman would normally become chairman later this year, was:

censured,

suspended from the council for two weeks and;

ordered to sign a letter of apology which will be written for him.

Suspension means he will not receive any allowances, cannot carry out any ward work or claim to be a member of the council. Censure is a reprimand which will go on his council record.

Read on:  http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/TORY-COUNCILLOR-SUSPENDED-CAR-ROW/story-11704150-detail/story.html

(2012) Liberal Democratc Cllr. Judith Best -ASSAULT

 

ABOVE: Cllr. Judith Best and her alleged victim, Neil Potter.

Lambeth’s deputy mayor and her son have been arrested after an early morning attack that left a man with a broken jaw, broken ribs and requiring 27 stitches.

Councillor Judith Best was arrested after 41-year-old Neil Potter, of Fullsbrook Road, Streatham, was assaulted in Madeira Road in the early hours of Friday morning.

Coun Best, 51, was detained after attending a police station on Saturday.

Her son, Scott Richards, 31, was captured on Sunday following a police chase, and police are still looking for others in connection with the incident.

Lambeth police attended the scene shortly after 3.20am and an ambulance took Mr Potter to a south London hospital, where he needed 27 stitches for his injuries.

He had an operation on his jaw the next day.

His father, Steve Potter, said he would be forced to eat soft food for at least eight weeks, adding “he is lucky to be alive”.

Police charged Mr Richards with grievous bodily harm. He remains in custody at a south London police station.

Coun Best, the Liberal Democrat councillor for Streatham Wells ward, was arrested for actual bodily harm with conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and has been bailed to return to a south London police station in September.

 

Read on:  http://www.streathamguardian.co.uk/news/9171543.EXCLUSIVE__Deputy_mayor_and_son_arrested_over_alleged_attack/

 

 

 

(2012) Liberal Democrat Cllr. Denis Bennett -INDECENT ASSAULT

Denis Bennett, 50, a married father of two who had served on St Austell Town Council, was yesterday convicted of stood in the dock at Truro Crown Court yesterday (thursday) to hear the verdict. The jury took an hour and fifteen minutes to find the supermarket worker guilty of one count of indecently assaulting the 18-year-old man.

Bennett had denied the allegation at Truro Crown Court, insisting he had merely been fooling around with the teenager, admitting only that he might have gone “over the top a bit”.

Judge Christopher Elwen adjourned the case for pre-sentence reports and released Bennett on bail to reappear in four weeks’ time for sentence.

During the one-day trial the court heard the victim had been visiting Bennett’s family home on Market Hill, St Austell, when the attack took place. The defendant has since moved out of the house.

 

Read on: http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Married-Cornwall-ex-councillor-guilty-sex-attack/story-13033548-detail/story.html

 

(2012) Liberal Democrat Cllr. Nathan Brett Bale -GUILTY OF 10 COUNTS OF MAKING INDECENT IMAGES OF KIDS

Nathan Brett Bale, 31, resigned from Cornwall Council about three months ago citing ill health reasons.

Married Bale, of Penfound Gardens, Bude, attended Bodmin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday to plead guilty to ten counts of making indecent photographs of children.

The charges he admits relate to between April 2003 to June 2011 and range from level one to level four on a scale of severity – level five is the most serious. Following the brief hearing, Bale was released on unconditional bail to return to Bodmin Magistrates on December 7.

Bale had served as shadow spokesman for adult care for the Liberal Democrat group on the council.

Until recently, he held the Bude North and Stratton seat for the Liberal Democrats for three years.

He took the seat in the June 2009 election securing 72 per cent of the vote – the largest on the council.

Before the new unitary authority came into force in April 2009 Bale was a councillor on North Cornwall District Council.

At the time of Bale’s resignation, councillor Jeremy Rowe, leader of the Liberal Democrat group on the council, said he was very sorry he had stepped down.

He said: “He was a dedicated councillor who was very proud to represent his home town of Bude both on North Cornwall and Cornwall Council.”

Last night a spokesman for Cornwall Council confirmed Bale had appeared in court charged with the offences

Read on:  http://www.budepeople.co.uk/Ex-councillor-admits-child-porn-charges/story-13808705-detail/story.html

 

 

(2012) Conservative Cllr. David Parsons -FINANCIAL IRREGULARITIES

A Labour councillor has called for the leader of Leicestershire County Council to resign after an expenses matter was referred to the Standards Committee.

David Parsons has been accused of not promptly repaying money that he owed for trips to Europe.

A county council report found debts were built up in 2007 but Mr Parsons has denied any wrongdoing.

Labour County Councillor Jewel Miah said Mr Parsons should stand down while investigations take place.

“Do I think he should resign? Yes I do,” said Mr Miah.

“If you’re facing such serious allegations…against you, it is very hard to concentrate on delivering the savings and the budgets we’re going to be debating in the next few months.”

A cross-party committee of councillors at the county council met on Monday to discuss a report into the allegations against Mr Parsons.

Read on: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-16924147

(2012) Conservative Cllr. Paul Woodall -GUILTY OF ASSAULTING HIS WIFE

A TORY councillor has pleaded guilty to assault after he threw a pudding bowl at his wife’s head during a meal-time row.

Paul Woodall’s wife Joanne was left with a one-inch cut to her forehead and blood pouring down her face after she spilled the bowl of food down him , Dudley Magistrates Court heard.

The 45-year-old  got into an argument with his wife when she began quizzing him about worries to do with losing his job at their Kingswinford home, in the West Midlands, on January 22.

After calling his wife a ‘slut’ and a ‘slag’, the councillor made comments about a previous relationship – which caused Mrs Woodhall to become angry and throw a TV remote at him.

The court heard how the dispute simmered throughout the lunch but reached boiling point when Cllr Woodhall brought out dessert.

“His wife of two years picked up her bowl as if to throw it at him – but he stopped her and the food went down his front,” said Mrs Sikhi Rai, prosecuting.

“He then threw his dish at her and it connected with her forehead. She immediately felt blood and could feel a hole in her head.”

Read on: http://www.newstoday.co.uk/5118/2012/02/councillor-throws-pudding-bowl-at-wife/

(2012) Liberal Democrat Cllr. Chris Brown -NEGLECT OF CONSTITUENTS

A PORTCHESTER councillor has resigned from Fareham Borough Council after failing to attend any council meetings in the last six months.

 

Liberal Democrat councillor Chris Brown, pictured, who represents Portchester East, has not attended a meeting since August 5. In that time he has received £3,230 which councillors are paid through their members’ allowances.

Yesterday the council confirmed that Cllr Brown, who had been a ward councillor since May 2010, had handed in a letter of resignation. A by-election will now take place.

Conservative councillor Sean Woodward, leader of Fareham Borough Council, said: ‘He has failed to attend a council meeting for six months. The people of Portchester East have a right to be represented.

(2012) Liberal Democrat M.P. Chris Huhne -CHARGED WITH PERVERTING THE COURSE OF JUSTICE

Chris Huhne has been charged with perverting the course of justice and will almost certainly have to step down from his position as energy and climate change secretary.

The matter dates back to allegations that he forced his now ex-wife Vicky Pryce to accept penalty points for a speeding offence on his behalf to dodge a ban in 2003.

Both Huhne and Pryce will face charges, the Crown Prosecution Service announced this morning, and will appear in court on 16 February.

“All the available evidence… has now been carefully considered by the CPS and we have concluded there is sufficient evidence to bring criminal charges against Mr Huhne and Ms Pryce for perverting the course of justice,” said Keir Starmer QC, director of Public Prosecutions.

Discussions between David Cameron and Nick Clegg are thought to have concluded, with both men agreeing Huhne cannot remain in his job while fighting a legal battle to clear his name. Huhne has also said he would step down from his position to concentrate on fighting the case.

Read on: http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2143732/breaking-chris-huhne-step-speeding-charges-confirmed

(2012) Liberal Democrat Cllr. Jan Powell -IN COURT FOR TAX EVASION

The names of the four Cornwall councillors taken to court for failing to pay their council tax have finally been revealed.

Five months after the Packet first revealed the number of members missing payments, a succession of Freedom of Information requests and a trawl through magistrates courts records have brought the names into the public domain.

They are; *Councillor Chris Pascoe (Lib Dem, Threemilestone and Gloweth), taken to court in July 2011 for arrears of £1,805.31 *Councillor Sasha Gillard-Loft (Lib Dem, Launceston South), taken to court in March 2010 for arrears of £210 *Councillor Jan Powell (Lib Dem, Liskeard North), taken to court in August 2010 for arrears of £833.85.

*Councillor Alex Folkes (Lib Dem, Launceston Central), taken to court three times, the final time in July 2011 for arrears of £811.07.

Despite each being approached by the Packet in October and directly asked if they had ever faced legal action against them for council tax arrears, all four chose to offer no reply at the time.

Read on: http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/cornwall_news/9504917.Council_tax_non_payers_names_are_finally_revealed/

(2012) Liberal Democrat Cllr. Alex Folkes -IN COURT FOR TAX EVASION

A LAUNCESTON councillor and front-bench member of the Liberal Democrats at County Hall has apologised for failing to pay his council tax – TWICE.

Alex Folkes, deputy leader of the Lib Dem group and councillor for Launceston Central, was sent reminders and eventually a court summons after failing to pay his council tax.

The non-payment was revealed in court records which showed that Mr Folkes received a summons for non-payment and costs totalling £793.62.

It dated back to March 2010 when he failed to pay his council tax bill and led to two reminders and a final warning before he received the court summons. It was the second year running that the councillor – who during the 2010 general election campaign followed Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg as an official photographer – had missed a tax payment.

 

Read on: http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Launceston-councillor-Alex-Folkes-8216-sorry-8217/story-14456535-detail/story.html

(2012) Liberal Democrat Cllr. Sasha Gillard-Loft -IN COURT FOR TAX EVASION

Two more Liberal Democrat councillors have admitted being taken to court after failing to pay council tax on time.

Sasha Gillard-Loft and Jan Powell admitted this week that they had not made the payments at certain points over the last two years.

The news has sparked criticism from the county’s opposition Conservative group and also the TaxPayers’ Alliance, who said councillors should be setting an example to others. It comes a week after Launceston councillor Alex Folkes admitted he had also failed to pay his council tax.

 

Read on: http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Councillors-fail-pay-council-tax-time/story-15097921-detail/story.html

(2012) Liberal Democract Cllr Chris Pascoe -IN COURT FOR TAX EVASION

A TRURO area councillor had to be taken to court after failing to pay his council tax, it has been revealed.

Councillor Chris Pascoe is one of four Liberal Democrat members of Cornwall Council who have been forced to come clean over non-payment of council tax bills.

Failure to pay the tax that they help to set has left politicians red-faced and campaign groups furious.

Scott Mann, deputy leader of the Conservative group, said it did not inspire financial confidence in the Lib Dems, who want to control a billion pound budget, if they couldn’t run their personal finances.

“It’s for the public to decide whether it’s a big issue,” he said. “The taxpayer has to have confidence in the people making decisions at County Hall.”

Mr Pascoe, who represents Threemilestone and Gloweth, said problems regarding the payment of council tax began after the death of his father in July, 2010.

He said: “I’ve been in turmoil ever since. It came as a shock financially and obviously emotionally.

“That was the reason for getting behind with the payment of council tax. At the time it was chaotic.

“I knew I was behind but was making payments to keep up. I didn’t know about the court order until recently.”

Mr Pascoe, who is a self-employed electrician, said he has now paid all outstanding bills.

He said: “You struggle as much as the next person with financial problems.”

The councillor said the issue does not affect his capacity to represent his constituents but may have a bearing on his decision of whether or not to stand for re-election in 2013.

Read on: http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Truro-Councillor-Did-Pay-Council-Tax/story-15098189-detail/story.html

“Lord” Mandleson -DISTURBING QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS INTEGRITY

ABOVE: Hard-headed businessmen (from left): Peter Munk, the Canadian founder and chairman of the world’s largest gold-producing corporation, Lord Mandelson, oligarch Oleg Deripaska and financier Nat Rothschild as they visit the Siberian smelter. 

Siberia in January is a very cold place indeed. What relief, then, for four weary travellers to be able to warm themselves in front of the furnace of an enormous smelter — all wearing hard hats bearing the corporate logo of Rusal, the world’s largest aluminium producer.

One of the men is Oleg Deripaska, the controversial Russian oligarch and boss of Rusal. He owns the gigantic Sayanogorsk plant near the tundra city of Abakan.

At his side is his youthful British friend and adviser, the Honourable Nat Rothschild. A billionaire financier in his own right.

A third member of the party is Peter Munk, the Canadian founder and chairman of the world’s largest gold-producing corporation. Mr Munk is a business partner of Deripaska and Rothschild.

And the smiling man at the centre of this high-powered group?

None other than Peter (now Lord) Mandelson, architect of the New Labour project, former close adviser to Tony Blair and Business Secretary in Gordon Brown’s Cabinet.

At the time these photographs were taken, in January 2005, Mandelson was the EU Trade Commissioner.

But for all the formal poses, hard hats, heavy industrial surroundings and tycoon entourage, Mandelson was in Siberia on a very unofficial basis…

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2099639/The-Russian-oligarch-Old-Etonian-billionaire-deeply-disturbing-questions-Lord-Mandelsons-integrity.html#ixzz1mD5eH8iz

(2012) Liberal Democrat Warren Bradley -TO FACE CHARGES OF PERJURY

The former Liberal Democrat leader of Liverpool City Council has been summonsed to appear in court to face a charge of perjury.

Warren Bradley, 45, of Woodsorrell Road, Wavertree, stepped down as leader of the city’s Liberal Democrat party last April over electoral fraud claims.

He will be charged under Section 5 of the Perjury Act which relates to false statutory declarations.

He is due to appear at Liverpool City Magistrates’ Court on 9 March.

If convicted he could face up to two years in prison, a fine, or both.

A Merseyside Police spokesman said: “The summons follows a police investigation into a complaint referred to the force in April 2011.

“Following that investigation, a file of evidence was passed to the CPS, which took the decision to prosecute.”

Read on: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-16849609

(2012) Ex-New Labour Cllr. Shelina Akhtar -3 COUNTS OF BENEFIT FRAUD

  

The disgraced Tower Hamlets councillor who admitted in court dishonestly claiming housing and council tax benefit continues to defy calls for her resignation.

Cllr Shelina Akhtar didn’t turn up for last night’s key council meeting—but sent apologies instead.

Mayor Lutfur Rahman had been the latest to call for her to step down, after demands from both the Labour Group leader and Tory Group leader for her to go.

She pleaded guilty on January 9 to three charges of failing to notify a change of circumstance and continued claiming benefits and will be sentenced on February 6.

Akhtar won her seat on the council in 2010, representing Spitalfields for Labour, but then defected to become an independent working alongside Mayor Rahman.

The mayor said earlier this month that council procedures had to be followed and the authority was waiting for the outcome of the court sentencing before deciding any further steps.

Read on: http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/disgraced_tower_hamlets_councillor_shelina_akhtar_refuses_to_step_down_1_1188816

(2012) Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne M.P. faces massive claim over ‘illegal’ investigation

The Bullying of wind farm protesters could cost Government dear. Chris Huhne is facing a £1.25 Million legal claim from an anti-wind farm protester, who claims to have caught the ConDem regime’s Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change authorising an illegal police investigation in to his private life.

George Watson, Legal Advisor to the European Platform Against Windfarms (EPAW), says that he discovered by accident that he was being investigated by the UK government under special powers which are only to apply to criminal/terrorist activities.

A letter, reproduced below, has been sent to Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, denouncing this improper use of the legislation, and announcing legal proceedings against the UK government. A formal complaint has also been made to the Metropolitan Police.

Mr. Watson has announced his intention to claim £2.5 Million in compensation, on a split 50/50 basis from the Government and from Mr. Huhne personally.

Criminal proceedings?

The move will add to pressure on Chris Huhne, who is also facing likely criminal proceedings at the end of a long-running police investigation into allegations by his ex-wife that he got her to accept points on her licence when in fact it was him who was speeding.

According to EPAW, Mr Watson was also harassed by a police officer who visited his home in a Scottish rural area on Christmas Eve!

Mark Duchamp, Executive Director of EPAW, is asking UK government Ministers if they intend to investigate and harass other members of the public who oppose the destruction of the British landscape, the killing of protected bird and bat species, and the deterioration of the health of wind farm neighbours. Mr Watson’s only crime, he said, is to have found legal flaws in the way the UK government’s energy policy is being applied.

EPAW claims that wind farms are ineffective, immensely expensive, and destroy jobs in the rest of the economy; that they are also seriously harming human health, and finally that they are killing protected wildlife. In the circumstances, concludes Duchamp, the 514 associations from 23 countries represented by EPAW would like to know why their members in Britain are being investigated and harassed by the authorities, using special powers supposedly reserved for criminals and terrorists.

Mr. Watson’s letter is reproduced below. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Dear Mr Huhne:

Reference: Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) 

I contact you in relation to the above-mentioned legislation. 

It was brought to my attention by another Government Department, quite by accident, that you authorised an investigation into my background/private life under the provisions of RIPA. I require you to provide me with the following information: 

a) It should be noted that it would be negligent administration and an abuse of your position, if you did not have evidence that I was involved in criminal/terrorist activity before authorising such action. Taking this fact into consideration, I require details and copies of ALL instances where I was involved in criminal or terrorist activity. However, I freely admit I have been in constant touch with your office in relation to the idiotic policy of IWT’s and the danger to Human Health; 

b) I advise you that I require a ‘true copy’ of any warrant granted and details of the issuing court. In addition, I require a ‘true copy’ of ALL additional material presented to the court in order to attain any warrant; 

c) I require details/copies of ALL documentary information that was attained by your office through the illegal intrusion into my private life. In addition, I require written confirmation that the documentation provided is a full disclosure of information attained/held; 

d) A ‘true copy’ of the authority signed by yourself for the illegal intrusion into my background/private life. 

I advise you that I have instructed Senior Counsel to begin legal proceedings against the UK Government and you personally as an individual. I further advise you that as you have abused your position, this is actionable. A Petition will be lodged against the UK Government and yourself in the coming weeks, in which I will seek ‘Punitive Damages (Exemplary Damages) at the amount of £2.5 million (pounds sterling) on a 50/50 split between the UK Government and a personal liability by yourself. An apology is not sufficient in this case.

Yours sincerely
GEORGE WATSON

Liberal Democrat’s Biggest Donor -Fraudster Michael Brown- Arrested in Caribbean

A fraudster and Lib Dem donor who went on the run has been arrested in the Dominican Republic, police have said.

Michael Brown was sentenced in his absence to seven years in jail in 2008 for stealing £36m from clients including nearly £8m from Manchester United’s ex-chairman Martin Edwards.

He posed as a bond dealer and claimed royal connections to steal the money, Southwark Crown Court heard.

Brown gave some £2.4m to the Lib Dems ahead of the 2005 general election.

City of London Police said they were “pleased” to hear he had been detained and were establishing contact with authorities in the Caribbean country, which has no extradition treaty with Britain.

Read on:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16451311

(2012) (Videos) New Labour M.P. Dianne Abbott -PUT A VILE RACIST MESSAGE ON THE INTERNET

  

Labour frontbencher Diane Abbott was threatened with the sack yesterday after she was accused of making racist comments.

The Shadow Minister for Public Health dived disastrously into the Stephen  Lawrence debate – claiming that ‘white people love playing divide and rule’ with the black population.

Miss Abbott, the first black woman MP, was later forced to apologise for the comments posted on Twitter.

She then accused white people of peddling a ‘tactic as old as colonialism’.

Miss Abbott immediately faced calls to resign. Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi said if a white politician had made similar comments about blacks they would have had to quit.

Read on for the full story, pictures, and videos:  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2082527/Diane-Abbott-Twitter-race-row-MP-faces-calls-resign-racist-tweet.html

(Video) Bush, Blair found guilty of war crimes in Malaysia tribunal

Former US president George Bush and his former counterpart Tony Blair were found guilty of war crimes by the The Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal which held a four day hearing in the Malaysia.

The five panel tribunal unanimously decided that Bush and Blair committed genocide and crimes against peace and humanity when they invaded Iraq in 2003 in blatant violation of international law.

The judges ruled that war against Iraq by both the former heads of states was a flagrant abuse of law, act of aggression which amounted to a mass murder of the Iraqi people.

In their verdict, the judges said that the United States, under the leadership of Bush, forged documents to claim that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

They further said the findings of the tribunal be made available to members of the Rome Statute and the names of Bush and Blair be entered into a war crimes register.

Both Bush and Blair repeatedly said the so-called war against terror was targeted at terrorists.

Lawyers and human rights activists present here say the verdict by the tribunal is a landmark decision. And the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Foundation said it would lobby the International Criminal Court to charge former US president George Bush and Former British prime minister Tony Blair for war crimes.

(2011) Liberal Democract M.P. -Chris Huhne and wife to be charged with speeding and perverting the course of justice

Detectives at Essex Police believe they have secured enough evidence for the Crown Prosecution Service to charge Mr Huhne with speeding and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

A file sent to the CPS is reported to say that Vicky Pryce, Mr Huhne’s wife of 26 years whom he left in 2005, should be charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice after allegations that she accepted penalty points on her licence after Mr Huhne was caught by a speed camera while driving on the M11.

The decision over whether to bring charges now rests with lawyers at the CPS, who have asked the police to continue their inquiry.

It is alleged that in 2003 Mr Huhne asked his wife to accept speeding points on his behalf after being caught by a speed camera while travelling home from Stansted Airport after a flight from Strasbourg.

Essex Police have twice interviewed both Mr Huhne and Ms Pryce. They have obtained a production order requiring The Sunday Times to hand over emails between Ms Pryce and the newspaper. The order has been challenged in the High Court, and the CPS is understood to insist they cannot bring charges until that material is released.

Read on:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/liberaldemocrats/8976836/Police-want-Chris-Huhne-and-wife-to-be-charged.html

2011 New Labour’s Chris Baron -ABUSIVE AND THREATENING IN TRYING TO HIDE THE COUNCIL’S ACTION FROM THE PUBLIC

Labour Councillor Chris Baron, who represents Hucknall West on Ashfield Council, thinks that public servants, paid for by the taxpayer, should work out of sight of the public taxpayer.

In the video shown below, a person called Rebel Radius asks: “Who was that bastard at the end who INSISTED that public servant councillors have the right to conduct council work under privacy? That is not only totally corrupt it is also HIDING the potential for corruption.“   Well that particular “bastard” was Chris Baron.

The background to the story is as follows, a patriotic YouTube blogger 61shirley had the temerity to attempt to record a public meeting of Ashfield District Council responding to two questions put to them by a gentleman called Tony Ellis who first asked if the council accepted the European Union had “no lawful jurisdiction over the Ashfield community and its representative council?’.

The second question was why was the European flag flying is outside the council offices “when you have all been made aware that this is unlawful in accordance with your oaths of office and current Parliamentary legislation?”

The council, after much waffling, finally admits that there is no legal requirement for them to fly the hated flag of our slavery – in the video you will hear the rat traitor Baron, when asked if he would now lower the hated flag say, that No he would not.

As you will see in the video Baron then loses the plot completely and reveals his real self by becoming abusive and threatening.  The traitor Baron’s contact details can be found on his council web page here if you wish to email and politely point out the law to him.

 

 

(2011) New labour Cllr. Mark Burton -CHARGED WITH TWO SEX OFFENCES; ONE AGAINST A CHILD.

 

A COUNCILLOR has been remanded in custody and suspended by his party after being charged with two sexual offences.

Mark Burton was arrested only days after this month’s council elections and was charged with two offences, one against a child.

Councillor Burton was re-elected to serve the Harrowgate Hill ward on Darlington Borough Council for a second four-year term on May 5.

The 42-year-old Labour councillor was arrested three days later and charged with an offence of sexual assault and a second for sexual touching of a child.

He later appeared in front of magistrates inNewton Aycliffe, where he was remanded in custody until his next hearing on June 15. No pleas have yet been entered.

He has been suspended by his party pending the outcome of the investigation.

New council leader Bill Dixon referred The Northern Echo to the party’s regional group yesterday.

A Labour North spokesman said: “Coun Mark Burton has been placed on an administrative suspension from the Labour Party and Darlington Labour Group pending the outcome of police inquiries.

“He is unable to hold any position with, or represent, the Labour Party during his suspension.

“It would be inappropriate to comment further until police investigations are complete.”

A spokeswoman at Darlington Borough Council said: “Coun Mark Burton has been charged with two offences of a sexual nature.

“The case is still being investigated by the police and the usual child protection procedures are being followed.

“We understand that he is currently remanded in custody.

“The councillor has been suspended from the Labour group and has therefore not been put forward for seats on any of the committees.

“At this stage, the council does not have powers to take any action to suspend him.”

She added that ward matters in Harrowgate Hill would be dealt with by the two other Labour councillors – John Vasey and Marjory Knowles.