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North Tyneside Council commits to filming and putting all meetings online

North Tyneside Council has committed to recording and broadcasting all of its meetings to allow more scrutiny over the authority's decisions.

Both Labour and Conservative councillors agreed that the council should commit to making the council's decisions more open and transparent. The local Tory party put the motion forward and it was passed unanimously.

Tynemouth conservative councillor Lewis Bartoli said: "Tonight's meeting is being recorded, the public has spoken and councillors will have their views and decisions made and this meeting will be posted on YouTube for all of our residents to view. This is honest, open and transparent governance.

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