Rochdale councillors are failing to ‘keep the highest form of conduct’ by declaring gifts, business interests and who they work for according to the leader of the authority’s Liberal Democrats group. Coun Andy Kelly has called for the council’s constitutional working party to look into the matter and urged members to declare their interests on the council website ‘in a timely fashion’.
Speaking at a meeting of the full council, he referred to news of chaotic scenes at the House of Commons and noted that Suella Braverman had earlier resigned as home secretary ‘on the basis of conduct’.Coun Kelly said he had concerns over the public perception of politicians at all levels - from Westminster to borough councils.
“We are expected to - and should - keep the highest form of conduct in our communities and in our borough,” he told councillors on Wednesday night. We need to do that and there are ways in which we can do it and there are some simple points of conduct we need to do and, I’m afraid colleagues, we don’t do.”
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