MEN Journalist and Publisher Win Fight Against Council Secrecy
A virtual Council meeting was originally to be held in private until Local Democracy reporter, Nick Statham and Reach Plc won a legal fight to prevent the press and public being barred from the meeting.
Nick reported: “Stockport councillors are holding a crunch meeting tonight to effectively decide which party will run for the town hall for the next 12 months. No agenda has been published for the ‘informal’ meeting, but it is understood elected members will vote on whether to remove Labour chief Elise Wilson as council leader.
“The virtual meeting was initially to be held in secret until pressure from the