over a leaked Whatsapp message about a former member.
Former Labour councillor Madhuri Bedi (Foxborough) has lodged an official complaint against councillor Christine Hulme (Lab: Central) after she reportedly sent a Whatsapp message to other Labour members, saying it took Cllr Bedi ‘long enough’ to resign.
Cllr Bedi, who will stand as an independent at the local election, resigned as a Labour member at a full council meeting on March 8 over the party’s proposal to increase council tax by 4.99 per cent and criticised the Labour-run council’s decisions.
After her resignation, Cllr Hulme is said to have sent a message to the local Labour Party’s Whatsapp, saying: “finally Madhu Bedi has resigned as a Labour member. It took long enough.”