Cllr Zoe McGhee has walked out of a North Northamptonshire Council meeting after saying she could not sit on the panel with Cllr King Lawal, who she branded a bigot over his views on gay pride.
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00:00 Can I ask are there any nominations? Councillor McGee. Thank you I'd like to
00:07 nominate Councillor Anne Lee please. Okay and do you have a seconder? I'd like to
00:15 second Councillor Lee if I can. Is that alright? Okay. Any other nominations
00:21 please? Councillor Brown. I'd like to nominate Councillor King-Lewis please.
00:25 Okay and you have a seconder? I'm asking the absolute abhorreness of how someone who has been so brazen with
00:34 their views thinks that they can chair a health committee. Councillor McGee please.
00:39 If this goes through chair considering that my resignation from this
00:44 panel I refuse to sit on a panel chaired by a big... Thank you. Sorry. Yes I'd like
00:50 to second it thank you. Okay thank you. Any other nominations? Okay can I have
00:58 votes please for Councillor Lee? That's three. And can I have votes please for
01:12 Councillor Llewellyn? Four. Well I'm glad I'm on...
01:21 [inaudible]
01:39 I think that makes the new chair Councillor Llewellyn.