An MLA has slated a Northern Ireland council over its use of secret meetings and claimed elected rep’s challenging the “culture of confidentiality” have been threatened with legal action.
Former Newry, Mourne and Down District councillor Patrick Brown hit out at the local authority saying representatives who challenge the mindset face isolation and "abuse".
The newly elected Alliance South Down MLA said: “The council is spending public money and it should be transparent about that, but worryingly it seems to be going out of its way to do the opposite.”
