By GB News (World News) | Created at 2024-12-20 07:31:21 | Updated at 2024-12-20 13:56:47
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Councillors in a Greater Manchester local authority “squared up” to each other after a meeting around a green belt became “explosive”.
The Oldham Council meeting was adjourned after members of the public and councillors began hurling abuse at one another, with one calling another a “nazi” and a “dictator”.
The heated debate, which was screened online, was centred around the “controversial” Places for Everyone housing scheme.
The programme involves nine Greater Manchester districts and aims to build 115,000 new homes over the next 15 years.
The Oldham Council meeting was adjourned after members of the public and councillors began hurling abuse at one another
Oldham Council
Councillors complained during the debate that Angela Rayner, the Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, had not been informed of Oldham’s “revocation” of the scheme.
As tensions began to rise, Oldham Mayor Zahid Chauhan called for calm to no avail.
Independent Councillor Marc Hince claims he was called a Nazi “without any reason or provocation” during the debate.
In a statement, he said: “During last night's full council meeting... two Conservative members called me a Nazi, without any reason or provocation. Something I find deeply offensive and absolutely uncalled for.
“Naturally, I challenged the individual vociferously. However, I reflected on my actions and apologised unreservedly to all elected members and the chamber as a whole.
“Unfortunately, despite requests from the mayor and their own Group Leader they refused to apologise.”
Police were eventually called to the council building, with Greater Manchester Police confirming that “inquiries remain ongoing” into racially aggravated public order.
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