A councillor at the centre of a controversy over funding for a tree planting project has been suspended by his own party at Burntwood Town Council – but he says he had already decided to leave the group.
The decision on whether or not a county councillor suspended by the Conservatives remains with the party at Burntwood Town Council will be entirely his own, a group spokesperson has said.
Controversy surrounding funding for a tree planting project in Burntwood that never went ahead cannot be simply dismissed by the Tories, a Labour councillor has said.
