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A car fire-bombed, death threats and claims of cover ups: The murky world of 'toxic' politics in Oldham

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Oldham has come under the microscope in recent years for a political melodrama that has seen three successive leaders dethroned amid swirling social media conspiracy theories.

Its politics has frequently been branded as ‘toxic’, and most recently described as ‘definitely something that’s not right or normal’ by its current leader.

Political heads of Oldham council have experienced death threats and regular abuse, while councillors described being called 'paedos' by people on the doorstep and social media pile-ons which also targeted family and friends.

Two years ago a leader's car was fire-bombed outside her home. “People use the word toxic a lot, but it fits, because it is poisonous,” a serving Oldham Labour member tells the M.E.N. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Like Westminster, local authorities have their own scandals, upheavals and election shocks.

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