The leader of Bury Council has accused some Conservatives opponents of ‘outrageous and disgraceful’ slurs about some of his colleagues .
Coun Eamonn O’Brien claimed on election day on May 5 and the campaign that preceded it some Labour candidates were called ‘corrupt’ and ‘paedophiles’ by Conservative activists, leaving some in tears. During his speech to the council’s annual general meeting Coun O’Brien said he would ‘not accept’ a continuation of such behaviour and that he had evidence to support his claims.
He said: “There is a darker side to politics and sadly on too many occasions in this campaign and especially on election day those darker sides were on display. Without getting into all of the detail i take very seriously my responsibility to my members, their well-being but also the democratic process in Bury.
