Link to the story in the online Wirral Globe:
https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/18955536.wirral-councillor-slammed-mp-compared-ku-klux-klan
[13:50] An interesting section of the dialogue
Burgess-Joyce: And also to counter what Mr Cardin has said from a number of points of view. Mr Cardin and I ironically have something in common which is we’re both very passionate about local government. We may differ on politics but we do have a passion for doing things for the right reason. The difference is I stood for the council, he hasn’t…
Paul Cardin: That’s a bit of a slur, isn’t it? … well, I fought in the Falklands in 1982.
The highly offensive, code breaching, Burgess-Joyce tweet sent on 17th July 2019, which was intended to cause offence
The panel’s findings
In brief…
- The tweet was made in Councillor Burgess-Joyce’s official capacity as a Wirral Councillor
- The tweet was highly offensive to David Lammy MP
- The tweet was intended to cause offence
- David Lammy MP was not treated with due respect
- The words used fell outside the protections of Article 10 of the Human Rights Act
- There was a breach of the Standards Code
Link to Standards Panel meeting:
