Enfield Council slammed over failure to pay Covid grants enfieldindependent.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from enfieldindependent.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey
Cllr Chris Dey rejected claims by Cllr Nesil Caliskan that he had engaged in hate speech A Tory councillor has denied an accusation by the leader of Enfield Council that he engaged in hate speech in a social media post. Cllr Chris Dey, who represents Grange ward, claimed there was “nothing racist” in a video about low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) in which he branded the council administration “undemocratic” and called for leader Cllr Nesil Caliskan to be “removed”. But Cllr Caliskan called Cllr Dey’s remarks “divisive and dangerous”, claiming they “perpetuate a racist trope that British politicians of an ethnic minority background are somehow dictators”.
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By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey
Tory leader Cllr Joanne Laban has criticised extra spending on accounts Enfield’s Conservative group has accused the council of incompetence after delays to submitting its annual accounts led to extra costs of more than £35,000. Tory leader Cllr Joanne Laban said the money spent on additional audit fees could have been used to fund services such as waste collection, street cleansing and social care. It was revealed at a general purposes committee meeting on January 14 that failing to submit the accounts by the November deadline had meant extra resources being put in by the external auditor.