A Bolton Labour councillor who quit the party during a council meeting says ‘backbenchers are treated as voting fodder’ by local leaders.
Coun Shamim Abdullah, who has represented the Rumworth ward in central Bolton since 2016, claims key decisions are made ‘without consultation’ with ward councillors.
Her resignation came after a disagreement with the opposition group’s leaders about plans for a new secondary school in the Rumworth area which could be built at Haslam Park.
On Thursday, Labour leader Nick Peel said Coun Abdullah had been ‘included in all discussions about our plans to save the park and never indicated that she was against them’.
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