A COUNCILLOR standing in this year s local elections has been blasted on social media after he was caught on domestic CCTV removing an opposition leaflet from someone s letterbox. Cllr David Whipp, the current leader of Pendle Liberal Democrats and deputy leader of Pendle Council, was on Tuesday, seen taking a Conservative Party leaflet out of a letterbox and replacing it with his own. CCTV of the incident was posted on social media and stills from the footage shared widely among Pendle residents. Cllr Whipp, who is standing for re-election in the Earby and Coates ward, admitted he removed the leaflet but then said it had later been returned to the letterbox.
Councillor blasted on social media for stealing Conservative leaflet from letterbox and replacing it with his own A councillor standing in this year s local elections has been blasted on social media after he was caught on domestic CCTV removing an opposition leaflet from someone s letterbox. Cllr David Whipp, the current leader of Pendle Liberal Democrats and deputy leader of Pendle Council, was on Tuesday, seen taking a Conservative leaflet out of a letterbox and replacing it with his own. CCTV of the incident was posted on social media and stills from the footage shared widely among Pendle residents. Cllr Whipp, who is standing for re-election in the Earby and Coates ward, admitted he removed the leaflet but then said it had later been returned to the letterbox.
David Whipp he was caught on domestic CCTV removing the flier in Barnoldswick. The film of the leader of Pendle Borough and Lancashire County Councils Liberal Democrat groups has been posted on social media and copies sent to the Lancashire Telegraph. Mr Whipp, standing for re-election for both authorities, defended his actions as politicians from other parties reacted to the footage. Mr Whipp said: I haven t stolen anything. A flyer was stuffed in the top of a post box blocking the opening. I removed it to put my leaflet in. The flyer was returned to the letter box and I have apologised to the householder. There were quite a few of the Conservative flyers thrown over people s gates. I didn t want it adding to the litter.
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