A senior Manchester councillor who was suspended by Labour pending an investigation has been quietly removed from the council's executive body.
Coun Rabnawaz Akbar has been 'administratively' suspended by the party in relation to a complaint which is being investigated by police as a hate crime.
The Rusholme councillor, who was the executive member for neighbourhoods, has strongly denied the allegations which relate to an incident in early October. READ MORE: Senior councillor suspended and police investigate amid Labour warfare in Manchester However, his executive role is now vacant, according to a new council report.
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