Two Newcastle councillors say they won’t be gagged by a media policy being drafted by council staff.
According to the Lord Mayor, councillors are creating disunity by criticising council decisions… but they say when services are being cut and jobs slashed, they need to speak out.
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This is McCloy’s effort to make the Council his own. Councillors have the right to speak out in their own interest and on their own behalf. McCloy’s initiative to take control of Newcastle City councillors’ ability to speak out on their own behalf (and we elected them individually, not just McCloy) needs to be stopped.