Lynne Featherstone

Lib Dem Leader Neil Williams (Highgate) has condemned Haringey Council for organising a ‘Leader’s Conference’ to discuss Community Care in the borough while preventing the attendance of non-Labour councillors. He says that in reality the event is a Labour Party meeting, Haringey Council resources should not be used discuss Labour policy.

Lib Dem councillors, who were initially invited, have now had their invitations withdrawn for the meeting. However, other Labour party representatives, including the borough’s MPs, have been asked to attend.

Cllr Neil Williams comments:

“It is quite outrageous that Labour MPs have been invited to attend, while other councillors are being excluded by an event that is itself being organised by Haringey Council. It is in reality a Labour party meeting to discuss Labour’s approach on this important and sensitive issue.

“I am writing to the Leader of the Council today to demand an explanation, and to call for the meeting to be opened up to all councillors or organised on the Labour Party’s own time and not that of local tax payers.”