Mark Pack

Conservative Bedford woes

By | Wed 21st October 2009 - 11:23 pm

Fresh from losing the Mayor election in Bedford to Dave Hodgson comes this news of further Conservative problems, via the BBC:

The leader of the Conservative group on Bedford Borough Council has been suspended from the party for two years.

The Tory Party said the action against Nicky Attenborough was taken because of comments she made about the selection process for the Tory mayoral candidate.

She described the open meeting, where non-Conservative Party members had a vote, as a disgrace.

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3 Comments

  • John 22nd Oct '09 - 1:38am

    Oh dear another Conservative Association in civil war mode – see Southport and St Albans for similar.

  • Iain BB 22nd Oct '09 - 8:11am

    John is right to say that the civil war that is being waged in Southport in not unique. In our case our Tories appear to have been infiltrated by a very odd bunch who I guess Cameron wouldn’t like anymore than those they are trying to oust.. Some of it is really nasty personal stuff, some of it is petty-like refusing to pay Sir Ron Watson’s expences to the LGA. It is not a dispute about ideology. Have a look

    http://birkdalefocus.blogspot.com/2009/10/book-exposes-venom-at-heart-of.html

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