Councillors who featured in the infamous Handforth council Zoom meeting say their lives became "hell" in aftermath - and they still can't go to local pubs. Aled Brewerton claims he received death threats in the aftermath of the Jackie Weaver row. And, two years on, he says he and dad Keith Brewerton still feel uneasy in their local pubs.
The pair were both present on the December 2020 parish council call which descended into chaos. Mrs Weaver struggled to keep control of the unruly meeting - memorably being told she had no authority. Keith, 76, and Aled, 46, briefly became famous after the video was picked up in February 2021.
But they say their lives have been adversely affected. Aled claimed: “I’ve been told that I deserve to die and burn in hell. It's that bad that even my partner has been threatened. I didn't resign off the parish council because of any investigation; I resigned because the events made me ill and I was fed up.
