Two North Tyneside councillors have quit the Labour Party over claims of bullying, misogyny, and a "toxic" atmosphere.
Cath Davis and Gary Madden said they had become "increasingly disillusioned" with Labour as they resigned from North Tyneside Council's ruling group, launching a tirade of accusations against the party. The pair’s allegations ranged from “fabricated” disciplinary action against Coun Davis to an attack on Labour’s controversial decision to block Jamie Driscoll from standing to be the party’s North East mayoral candidate.
The North Tyneside Labour group refuted the claims “in the strongest possible terms” and accused both left-wing councillors, who will now sit as independents, of leaving the party for reasons “purely driven out of factionalism”.
