There have been calls for councillor Angie Dale to resign THERE have been renewed calls for a council leader who called on people to stay local while on holiday in the Maldives to apologise and consider resigning. Councillor Angie Dale, leader of Richmondshire District Council, came under fire after she was quoted in a press release sent out on Friday, January 8 urging people to heed the stay local message amid surging Covid cases in the area. At the time Mrs Dale and her family were 5,000 miles away on the island of Kudahuvadhoo in the Maldives. Councillor Dale, who is leader of the independent group on the council has returned from holiday but has not responded to requests to comment. Cllr Leslie Rowe, of the green party, who has called on her to resign says she has brought the council into disrepute.
CALLS have been growing for a council leader accused of hypocrisy to resign after warning people to stay local – while she was on holiday in the Maldives. The leader of Richmondshire District Council, Councillor Angie Dale – who represents the authority s biggest umbrella group Richmondshire Together – has been condemned after being quoted in a press release urging people to stay local amid surging Covid-19 cases. It was sent out while Cllr Dale, who represents Colburn – one of the worst affected areas – was on holiday with her family 5,000 miles away on the island of Kudahuvadhoo in the Maldives. Fellow councillor Leslie Rowe, who represents the Green Party, said he was gobsmacked when he received a copy of the the press release and believes Cllr Dale should reconsider her position on the council.
Council chief sparks fury after issuing stay-at-home plea from the Maldives
Updated: 11 Jan 2021, 1:32
A COUNCIL chief sparked fury after she issued a stay-at-home plea from the Maldives.
Angie Dale urged locals in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Richmond constituency to “play their part” and not travel unless “absolutely necessary”.
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Angie Dale and husband Richard, both 50, in the Maldives
She said: “The number of Covid cases is rising dramatically every day and we haven’t reached the peak yet.
“So it is vitally important that people stay local.”
But she was over 5,000 miles away enjoying the Indian Ocean on the island of Kudahuvadhoo.