Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer Williams “Please refer to me as Britney Spears from now on.” With her tongue pressed firmly in her cheek, Jackie Weaver uttered those words amid a scene of chaos.
As the chief officer of the Cheshire Association of Local Councils, she had been invited to oversee a Handforth Parish Council meeting.
Far from a warm welcome, she was met with anger, hysterical laughter and repeated challenges to her authority. As the video meeting kicked off, an unseen councillor mumbled “f*** off” under their breath.
Meanwhile, Chairman Brian Tolver refused to recognise the legitimacy of the meeting and told the official to 'stop talking' before declaring 'you have no authority here, Jackie Weaver.'
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