Given the circumstances of Anton Georgiou’s resignation from Brent Council, Brent Green Party has released the following statement:
"Democracy free of violent threats is more important than any individual party interest. We will not stand in the Alperton ward by-election brought about by Cllr Georgiou's resignation and urge the Labour and Conservative parties to take similar action."
Ex-Cllr Anton Georgiou on his personal reasons for resigning from Brent Council
https://wembleymatters.blogspot.com/2024/12/anton-georgiou-on-his-personal-reasons.html
Press coverage of the ‘traumatic experience’ referred to in his statement
above:
https://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/23490163.brent-councillors-terror-stalker-released-prison/
Local coverage of resignation
8 comments:
The Greens are doing the right thing by stepping back and putting safety above politics. It’s a strong stand for protecting democracy, and Labour and the Conservatives should follow their lead. No one should face threats for being involved in public service.
Remember, the individual threatened to KILL Cllr Georgiou.
Labour for sure would not have the decency to stand down 😞
Let's hope Alperton residents are sensible and vote against Labour in the by-election.
Greens stood down in Batley & Spen after Jo Cox was killed. It was the likes of BNP who stood. I would like to know if the Greens have asked Cllr Butt for comment.
Brent Green Party sent the statement, including the suggestion that Labour and Conservatives also stand down, to the leders of all 3 parties before the press announcement, as a matter of courtesy. I understand that only the Lib Dems have responded so far.
Isn’t a bit anti-democratic for the parties to just let the Lib Dems have the seat just because of one councillor’s personal issues?
Yes a lib dem should never have been elected in the first place, this is a Labour borough and we need Labour councillors working for Alperton.
This is a by-election, so stepping aside to allow a LibDem replacement for Anton Georgiou on Brent Council until the next full Council elections in May 2026 would not be anti-democratic in the circumstances of his resignation.
I am sure that Labour will manage to hold onto power, with 49 out of 57 seats!
Anonymous14 January 2025 at 08:23
says "this is a Labour borough and we need Labour councillors working for Alperton." BUT Labour councillors don't work for residents anywhere else in the borough - they don't even respond when contacted by residents asking fir help!
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