A county councillor who was kicked out of the Labour Party for allegedly being a member of a banned group has told her appeal will not be heard.
Coun Holly Waddell has always maintained she had never been a member of the Socialist Appeal, and merely liked Facebook posts from friends that were deemed to be connected to the group.
The left-wing councillor, who won the Wylam ward on Northumberland County Council from the Conservatives in 2021, was expelled from the party in February 2022 and launched an appeal immediately.
