NNC councillors clash at full council meeting
North Northants Council meeting paused after argument between Cllr Zoe McGhee and Cllr Willie Colquhoun and Cllr King Lawal
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00:00has unfortunately been a tad disenfranchising, actually.
00:03In fact, I actually took the decision to step down,
00:06admittedly in rather dramatic fashion,
00:08from a scrutiny panel, as I didn't feel like
00:11it was being governed authentically and properly.
00:13But actually, I'm just gonna take this opportunity
00:16to ring my own trumpet, since we're still milking it.
00:19Under number four, it says leveling up scrutiny review.
00:22Now that actually was community scrutiny,
00:24done very, very well.
00:25Look at those list of achievements that we still have now.
00:29You reserved the right to speak.
00:32I actually didn't,
00:34but I am going to take this opportunity to speak.
00:38As the chairman of the Health Scrutiny Committee,
00:41we wholeheartedly accept your resignation,
00:46Councillor Magee, from the Health Scrutiny Committee.
00:49It was a fantastic resignation,
00:52and we've done better without you.
00:54Thank you very much.
00:59Thank you, Councillor Lavelle.
01:01Councillor Graham-Loreman, quiet, please.
01:07Could you please have one meeting?
01:13Could we have one meeting, please, Councillor Magee?
01:18If you don't want a meeting, then please leave.
01:25I can't hear you properly.
01:27I did the right thing by integrity and honour,
01:28and I did the right thing by our residents,
01:30so I'd like a point of clarification
01:31on what you mean by that.
01:33It's incredibly disgusting.
01:36Councillor Lavelle.
01:38So, when you resigned,
01:39I think you used the terminology bigot towards...
01:45Could we have one meeting, please?
01:48Am I speaking?
01:51Sorry, to the chair, right.
01:53You used the word bigot,
01:55and you resigned in a way that was unprofessional,
02:00in my view, so I'm...
02:03Councillor McKeown, please.
02:09I pause this meeting for two minutes, please.
02:25I would like to see this council to go forward
02:35with being civil to each other, non-insulting,
02:40and the personal attacks on each other have got to stop.
02:44Councillor Corbyn, I hope I pronounced it properly.
02:48Close enough, chair.
02:51Firstly, I'd like to apologise to council
02:54for my outburst there.
02:58It was just a bit of frustration, more than anything else.
03:02I'm very proud to be a councillor.
03:05It fills me with pride.
03:06I'm very, very pleased about it.
03:09I do apologise, council.
03:12Hopefully, it won't happen again,
03:13but I hope also that Councillor Lavelle
03:17will be large enough, big enough also to apologise.
03:22I have Councillor Lavelle.
03:27I'll say this.
03:28Thank you for your remarks.
03:29If I caused any hurt or offence,
03:33I would withdraw my remark.
03:36Simple as that.
03:39Councillor Griffiths.