‘We’re not paedophiles’ a councillor proclaimed as he railed against ‘evil’ election campaign smears in an astonishing town hall outburst.
Labour councillor Steven Bashforth, who represents Royton South, was speaking at full council as councillors paid tribute to members who lost their seats in the May 5 local elections.
These included former leader Arooj Shah, who was defeated by the Conservatives in Chadderton South, and ex-cabinet member Hannah Roberts whose seat in Royton North was also won by the Tories.
