Jo Bird relates her family’s tragic history during the Holocaust as #antisemitic Councillor Moira McLaughlin breezes past her, choosing not to listen or take heed

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Mayor: Councillor Jo Bird.

Jo Bird: Thank you Mayor, fellow councillors and residents of Wirral.

Ian Lewis: Mr Mayor.

Mayor: Councillor Lewis.

Ian Lewis: Under Standing Order 12(13) I move that a member be not heard.

Jo Bird: Why? Mr Mayor, I have every right to speak in this chamber.

Mayor: I understand. I have to put this straight to the vote Councillor Bird. So we’re working on a show of hands this…

Phil Gilchrist: Mr Mayor.

Mayor: Do I see members rising for a recorded vote?

Phil Gilchrist: Mr Mayor, before a recorded vote is heard, can I seek some advice from the…

Mayor: Yes, Councillor Gilchrist.

Phil Gilchrist: My recollection – without looking at the standing order…