'We're not paedophiles' - Video shows councillor slamming 'evil' election campaign in town hall outburst
manchestereveningnews.co.uk‘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.
Incumbent Abdul Malik was beaten in the Coldhurst ward by independent – and former Labour councillor – Montaz Ali Azad. READ MORE: New Oldham council boss is proudly borough's first openly gay leader Campaigning during the pre-election period, especially in the Chadderton South ward, was dogged with accusations that the Conservative party had been distributing ‘racist and misogynistic’ leaflets from a third party – a claim the Tories denied.
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