Mayor of Hertsmere, Cllr Alan Plancey
- Credit: Hertsmere Borough Council
The Hertsmere Conservative Association has handed out a leaflet which contains an article calling for an apology from Hertsmere Labour 'over homophobic mayor slurs'.
However, the Labour councillors who accused Mayor Cllr Alan Plancey of previously making homophobic comments believe they 'owe no apologies' for challenging language they believe to be homophobic.
The issue began in November 2020 when Cllr Alan Plancey was elected as mayor of Hertsmere, and was accused by Hertsmere Labour of making homophobic comments in a video from 2014.
Now, Hertsmere Conservatives want an apology from Cllr Chris Gray and Cllr Chris Meyers for what they describe as a "dirty tricks campaign".