He apologised for losing my cool but insisted he was right.
However he has since been isolated as his main allies on the council have not attended meetings after they were accused of acting disgracefully,. towards Mrs Weaver.
Mr Tolver, 74, announced his resignation at the latest council meeting in Handforth, Cheshire.
He said: I am intending to resign as chairman of the council. I intend to resign as chair at the end of this meeting.
Parish clerk Jackie Weaver during a meeting of Handforth Parish Council which become an unlikely internet sensation after it descended into chaos
Mr Tolver, 74, (pictured) announced his resignation at the latest council meeting in Handforth, Cheshire
A parish council that went viral after a Zoom meeting descended into chaos could soon be abolished, it emerged today.
A clip of a Handforth Parish Council meeting in which numerous insults were thrown around and members were kicked out went viral earlier this month.
Jackie Weaver, the acting clerk, shot to fame after chairman Brian Tolver said she had no authority at all and ordered her to stop talking .
But Handforth Parish Council could soon disappear if an ongoing boundary review sees Handforth merge with nearby Wilmslow council.
A source close to the council told MailOnline they fully supported the merge because the authority was unworkable in its current form .
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Police have launched a probe after the Handforth Parish Council star Jackie Weaver received an email calling her a fully fledged c who should not be let out of a burning building .
A seven-minute edited highlights package of council planning committee s December meeting captured a multitude of chaos - including the moment acting-clerk Jackie, 63, kicked out council chairman Brian Tolver after he told her she has no authority at all and ordered her to stop talking .
But in the latest developments since the video went viral, Mrs Weaver, from Shropshire, told The Mirror that she has been subjected to online abuse.