Labour Councillor Sandy Fraser has today been sacked from the York Council’s Urgency committee.

At the committees last meeting, Cllr. Fraser had voiced a number of allegations about the personal behavior of a Conservative Councillor. At the time, he was backed up by committee chair Cllr. Tracey Simpson Laing (who we understand has now left the country).

The bad tempered meeting, which can still be viewed on YouTube, had degenerated as counter allegations were then made about Council Leader Williams’ behavior.

It is Cllr. Williams who has now desperately tried to reassert some authority by sacking Cllr. Fraser. 

Cllr. Williams himself hopes to fill the vacancy. It appears though that, because he is still only working part time on his Council commitments, the times that meetings start may have to be changed to accommodate him!

Cllr. Fraser has already announced that he will be stepping down from the Council in May