Reform councillor who said she ‘received no training’ sent resignation letter to wrong council

8 hours ago by Armand1 to c/unitedkingdom

Christine Duffy sent the letter to Kidsgrove Town Council, rather than Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

But after having sent the letter to Kidsgrove Town Council, rather than Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, she changed her mind about quitting.

Electoral Commission rules stated a councillor cannot withdraw their resignation once it has been received by the authority.

“In this instance, a letter was hand-delivered to an incorrect address at Kidsgrove Town Council.

Zombie 10 points 7 hours ago

Her resignation letter was shared by a local political group, Kidsgrove Independents, who claimed Ms Duffy handed it directly to the clerk of Kidsgrove Town Council.

Ms Duffy hit back at the publication of the letter, writing: “I am appalled that a private letter, provided in confidence to the Clerk of Kidsgrove Town Council

She didn't send it to the wrong council. She hand delivered it!

The only solace to the rise in bigotry and fascism is their absolute idiocy and incompetence.

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pdxfed 1 point 6 hours ago

Yeah, but she was great in ”Up!”

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Zombie 2 points 5 hours ago

Ms Duffy handed it directly to the clerk of Kidsgrove Town Council.

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undefined 2 points 5 hours ago

Touché, I see that now. I’ll delete my comment in shame.

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Zombie 3 points 5 hours ago

We live in the information age, receiving a constant bombardment of information. Consequently we all miss details here and there, there's just so much to take in and process all day every day, so there's no need to feel shame. That's why we're on a social site discussing the information, so that collectively we can get more from these articles than we would do in isolated reading.

Enjoy the rest of your day / night :)

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Hux 2 points 6 hours ago

Thought I was looking at an under-employed Stephen Colbert with no make-up department…

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terranoid 1 point 6 hours ago

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