The chief executive of Tameside council has apologised for comments he made on social media about Tory voters weeks before the local elections.
Steven Pleasant used his official chief executive Twitter account to respond to comments made by a Conservative voter on BBC's Question Time last week. A clip from the TV programme showed an audience member who voted for the Tories telling minister Damian Hinds his government is a 'disappointment'.
In a post that has now been deleted, Pleasant replied on Twitter saying: "She was good. Tory voter with compassion and empathy for others. Who knew !!" It comes as Pleasant prepares to run the borough's local elections on May 5.
