NNC councillors clash at full council meeting

Northants Telegraph

North Northants Council meeting paused after argument between Cllr Zoe McGhee and Cllr Willie Colquhoun and Cllr King Lawal

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00:00has unfortunately been a tad disenfranchising, actually.

00:03In fact, I actually took the decision to step down,

00:06admittedly in rather dramatic fashion,

00:08from a scrutiny panel, as I didn't feel like

00:11it was being governed authentically and properly.

00:13But actually, I'm just gonna take this opportunity

00:16to ring my own trumpet, since we're still milking it.

00:19Under number four, it says leveling up scrutiny review.

00:22Now that actually was community scrutiny,

00:24done very, very well.

00:25Look at those list of achievements that we still have now.

00:29You reserved the right to speak.

00:32I actually didn't,

00:34but I am going to take this opportunity to speak.

00:38As the chairman of the Health Scrutiny Committee,

00:41we wholeheartedly accept your resignation,

00:46Councillor Magee, from the Health Scrutiny Committee.

00:49It was a fantastic resignation,

00:52and we've done better without you.

00:54Thank you very much.

00:59Thank you, Councillor Lavelle.

01:01Councillor Graham-Loreman, quiet, please.

01:07Could you please have one meeting?

01:13Could we have one meeting, please, Councillor Magee?

01:18If you don't want a meeting, then please leave.

01:25I can't hear you properly.

01:27I did the right thing by integrity and honour,

01:28and I did the right thing by our residents,

01:30so I'd like a point of clarification

01:31on what you mean by that.

01:33It's incredibly disgusting.

01:36Councillor Lavelle.

01:38So, when you resigned,

01:39I think you used the terminology bigot towards...

01:45Could we have one meeting, please?

01:48Am I speaking?

01:51Sorry, to the chair, right.

01:53You used the word bigot,

01:55and you resigned in a way that was unprofessional,

02:00in my view, so I'm...

02:03Councillor McKeown, please.

02:09I pause this meeting for two minutes, please.

02:25I would like to see this council to go forward

02:35with being civil to each other, non-insulting,

02:40and the personal attacks on each other have got to stop.

02:44Councillor Corbyn, I hope I pronounced it properly.

02:48Close enough, chair.

02:51Firstly, I'd like to apologise to council

02:54for my outburst there.

02:58It was just a bit of frustration, more than anything else.

03:02I'm very proud to be a councillor.

03:05It fills me with pride.

03:06I'm very, very pleased about it.

03:09I do apologise, council.

03:12Hopefully, it won't happen again,

03:13but I hope also that Councillor Lavelle

03:17will be large enough, big enough also to apologise.

03:22I have Councillor Lavelle.

03:27I'll say this.

03:28Thank you for your remarks.

03:29If I caused any hurt or offence,

03:33I would withdraw my remark.

03:36Simple as that.

03:39Councillor Griffiths.

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