Claims that the Provost of West Lothian was to take part in a twinning exchange visit to Texas later this year at the taxpayers expense have been dismissed by the provost - who insisted she had never planned to join the trip.
Councillor Cathy Muldoon told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that she had “already decided” that she would not visit the US in September before the invite was brought before a meeting of the council’s Executive on Tuesday.
And a council spokesperson confirmed there would be “no cost” to the council as it issued a clarification in response to suggestions made on social media that Provost Muldoon would be travelling as part of the exchange visit, at public expense.
