Cllr Crisp faces a grilling at the next Council meeting about her decision to add the “Grand Departy” event to the Tour de France programme.

The event was poorly supported by York residents with only around 1000 of the 10,000 tickets sold.

The event was dogged by inadequate planning with a License application only granted at the last minute.

Now LibDem Councillor Ian Cuthbertson has tabled a question for the next Council meeting (17^th July) in the following terms.

“Regarding the “Grand Departy” held at Huntington Stadium on 4th July, how much was spent on this event (broken down by artist fees, charity contributions, equipment hire, stadium costs, traffic management, staffing costs, hospitality etc), how much income was derived (broken down by ticket sales, sponsorship etc), and who took the decision – and when – to add this event to the Tour de France calendar?”

Some leaks from West Offices are putting losses on the event as high as £100,000.

If the figure is correct, then it is likely to lead to calls for the Cabinet member to resign.