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Calls for end to toxicity between councillors after one reduced to tears at Northumberland County Council meeting

The behaviour of councillors "needs to change" before Northumberland County Council can move forward and cross-party working can take place.

That's the message from the opposition Labour group following a meeting last week which saw one councillor reduced to tears during a discussion on bullying.

Conservative councillor Christine Dunbar was visibly upset as colleague Mark Swinburn spoke about bullying at the council during an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday.

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