Labour have been accused of cronyism and bias in their “latest political stunt”, according to the Conservatives after a controversial vote. The opposition party in Wigan claim they were left ‘disappointed’ by a decision to appoint Labour's Coun Laura Flynn as a trustee for the Standish United Charity, a full council meeting heard.
The charity has no Conservative representatives on its board, despite the Standish ward being controlled by the Tories, and the opposition party had hoped to install the Tory councillor for Standish, Ray Whittingham, on the trustee committee.
But Michael Winstanley, Chairman of the Wigan Conservative Federation, was left fuming by what he considered to be “complete contempt for the people of Standish”.
