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Gareth Lightfoot

Durham County Council members were offered a sizeable pay rise - but turned it down

Councillors have voted overwhelmingly against taking a pay rise, rejecting it as “a massive disservice to the county”.

A recommended 2% increase in councillors’ allowances prompted numerous declarations in a full council meeting.

But there was no argument about the outcome as Durham County Council members agreed it would be wrong to take a rise.

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