The departing councillors have accused the Labour Party of bullying and 'draconian' policies
Dozens of Labour councillors have already quit the party amid ongoing tensions over its stance on the Israel-Gaza conflict has been rocked by another mass resignation after 20 councillors across three councils announced they were leaving the party, citing the leadership’s “draconian” policies and suppression ofThey have also claimed that members of the group were subject to bullying and were barred from standing for re-election.
“Sadly, over a recent period, senior party officials have attempted to impose their ideas at a local level. I was elected to serve the public, not party officials.Members of Pendle Council have frequently been critical of Starmer’s leadership in recent months, and Mahmood had previously called on Starmer to resign over
Ms Tennant, a fellow Pendle councillor who also announced her decision to quit the Labour Party, claimed that her colleagues on the council had been “hindered from fulfilling their roles” and said that Labour “should be allowing local hard-working councillors the opportunity to challenge the Tories”.
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