A finding that a Tory councillor breached council conduct rules has been upheld following an independent review.
Preston councillor Liam Bones was found to have failed "to treat others with respect" after republishing online a Daily Mail story regarding the use of Union Jack bunting and political imagery in the Conservative Group room at North Tyneside Council's HQ in Cobalt.
The story included the name of the council officer who raised concerns that the imagery, including cardboard cut-outs of Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill, would undermine the political neutrality within the council building. The Mail's story was republished on Coun Bones' Facebook group North Shields Life.
