Last month, Sandwell Council revealed it was hiring an extra member of staff to deal with complaints about elected councillors and there are currently 10 live investigations into the conduct of members. The source said: "[With Kalari cleared] I also heard higher up that they are investigating who fabricated tweets. Councillor Steve Melia was filmed during the altercation with a blogger. It is unclear when this decision took place. A Labour source said that Councillor Steve Melia has been administratively suspended from the Labour Party, pending investigation. The Local Democracy Reporting Service reported that one message abused the grieving friends of murder victim Sarah Everard, with further derogatory comments made about Ms Rayner and a Muslim woman whose hijab was mocked. [3] Read about our approach to external linking. A leaked report also alleges Mahboob Hussain tipped off his son about the upcoming sale of a Sandwell Council property. "This is not the first time the national party has interfered in Sandwell and people are fed up of it. One post from August 2014 shows a cartoon image featuring a man with a Star of David symbol on his sleeve chopping up a small child. Meanwhile Labour Party member and a Sandwell businessman Basharat Khan has also been suspended over social media posts. Get Midlands politics news and analysis direct to your inbox with the Midlands Message newsletter. A blogger. The BBC has approached Ms Hadley for a response. Mr Hussain has been suspended afresh, the party confirmed. Muslims and Sikhs join deselected Sandwell councillors to protest Councillor Hussain has represented Tipton Green since May 2018, and sits on the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee and Safer Neighbourhoods and Active Communities Scrutiny Board. "But I can't accept they have put a man there, which has broken their own regulations. It comes after Councillor Melia, who is aged in his 70s and represents Great Barr with Yew Tree, knocked a phone out of the hands of a blogger and protester who was filming elected members entering a council building. Birmingham Hodge Hill MP accused of misusing public cash. A council leader has stepped down from his role after being suspended from the Labour Party following a "complaint". I haven't made the decision to go in there, it was the Labour Party. My suspension was based on fabricated allegations of anti-semitism as a result of a cynical trawl that the Party made of my twitter account from 2017 and 2018. He added he would be continuing to pursue the matter through appropriate legal channels. It detailed a further two councillors had been placed under investigation, but it is not clear what for. The provisions of Clause 3 shall not apply to: A source claimed to the LDRS the suspension of Mr Jones may have also been related to a series of fabrication of tweets". Senior reporter at the Express & Star. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the day's top stories sent directly to you. Have I given you permission to film?". The tweets have since been deleted. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Current leader Councillor Crompton became Sandwell Council's fourth leader in 18 months when she took over in July last year on an interim basis. Video, The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, who was forced to resign over offensive social media posts, commissioners will be brought in to help run it, but its leaders knew what needed to be done, MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo dies, Adidas sued by investors over Kanye West deal, Suspected IS chief killed in Syria, Turkey says, UK chip giant Arm files for blockbuster share sale, Pope urges Hungarians to 'open doors' to migrants, US bank makes last ditch bid to find rescuer. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Sandwell Council leader under investigation by Labour Party 13:26, 10 DEC 2021. A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: "Were investigating an assault on Freeth Street in Oldbury, Sandwell around 4pm yesterday (7 December). A Sandwell councillor has been suspended from the Labour party after an alleged assault against a blogger. He has not yet responded to further questions from the BBC. Sandwell Tories suspend Laured Kalari over Rayner tweet Nicola Richards, Tory MP for West Bromwich East, said she was "shocked" at the content. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. "Numerous times I was made fun of because of my age and my thick Indian accent. Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, on Twitter, and sign up for local news updates direct to your phone. Labour is going to be on a real sticky wicket this year in Sandwell and this latest cull doesn't really make sense. Councillor Crompton had been deputy leader under Councillor Davies and has been the council's interim leader ever since. A Labour Party spokesperson said: "The Labour Party takes all complaints of anti-Semitism extremely seriously and they are fully investigated in line with our rules and procedures, and any appropriate disciplinary action is taken.". More incompetence? Mr Kalari, a former Conservative leader and councillor, had vehemently denied making a series of offensive messages on Twitter, posted in 2020 and 2021. Labour is yet to publish a full list of 24 candidates to contest the May 2022 elections, although a number of former councillors are understood to have been selected. Something went wrong, please try again later. Responsible for local and national political stories, opinion, comment and analysis. Councillors by Name. Last year, several Conservative members, speaking on condition of anonymity, claimed there was evidence that minority ethnic members were being bullied, racially abused, and cut out of communications to ensure they were not chosen to represent the Sandwell Conservatives during this years local elections. Subscribe to one or all notification sources from this one place. Explore in 3D: The dazzling crown that makes a king. the borough's interim council leader, Councillor Maria Crompton. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said when he visited the council recently there had to be change at the authority, but its leaders knew what needed to be done. "It is understood a man in his 60s was assaulted by a man in his 70s following a verbal altercation. Mr Hafeez, who was arrested last year, provided no evidence to the council's solicitors despite requests, the QC wrote. A spokesman for the authority said: We have been made aware of the matter and will be discussing the matter with the member in question. He claimed the tweets have appeared from a fake account, and that he was the victim of "internal Conservative fighting" set out to undermine, at the time, his leadership position. On the parking tickets, Mr Hussain gave evidence denying he sought favourable treatment. READ MORE:Tipton workers earning just 9.90ph making seats for 700k McLarens to strike over 'pay cuts'. "I have friends in the Jewish community, the Sikh community, the Hindu community, every community. It is understood that one new candidate, Hezera Zehora, has already dropped out in Wednesbury South. He said he could not comment now as the contents of the report were "confidential". The council supports freedom of expression and speech and the rights of the press to attend council meeting that are held in public.. Richard Marshall had been Sandwell Council's cabinet member for leisure A councillor has stepped down from his cabinet role amid an inquiry into offensive messages about colleagues. A recent audit found evidence of poor behaviour and a lack of trust across the organisation which has seen six different leaders in as many years and a number of misconduct allegations made against councillors. Current leader Councillor Crompton became Sandwell Council's fourth leader in 18 months when she took over in July last year on an interim basis. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Trow had only been in position for a short time, following the forced resignation as leader of Steve Eling, a close ally of local right-wing MPs Tom Watson and John Spellar, who had been suspended . 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