The police have been gathering in new witness statements for the forthcoming trial of Labour councillor Miranda Grell. She has been charged with making false statements about her Liberal Democrat opponent, Barry Smith in the May 2006 elections in Waltham Forrest. The trial is expected in September.
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gosh! what’s the local story behind this ?
This has the background to the basic story
http://andymayer.blogspot.com/2007/04/high-flying-labour-councillor-arrested.html