A Tory councillor behind a “deceitful” online attack has been suspended by his group.
North Tyneside’s Conservatives came under fire this week for branding Jim Allan, the borough’s former deputy mayor, the “laziest Labour councillor” after he was forced to vacate his seat. Mr Allan has been absent from council meetings for more than six months as he battles illness, but a Tory-run website claimed that he “didn't think it was necessary to attend the meetings he was being paid to go to”.
The comments about the 71-year-old, who has also been suffering with mental health problems and coping with a family member’s serious illness, were described as “an absolute disgrace” by Labour.
