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New council leader calls for unity
National World - LocalTV
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09/10/2024
After a long period of infighting, accusations and resignations, Newcastle City Council’s new Labour leader calls for unity from her party.
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The new leader of Newcastle City Council, Karen Kilgour, has asked the city's Labour
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Party to unite behind her, after a sustained period of infighting, accusations and resignations.
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Councillor Kilgour of Fordham in Newcastle is the first woman leader in the history of
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the city's council, and has called on her colleagues to unify with a collective purpose
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and desire to help the city's residents.
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She's looking to put the recent scandals firmly in the rearview mirror, although critics have
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pointed out that, as deputy for Nick Kemp, the previous city council leader, for over
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two years, this association could be a negative for some.
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Ms Kilgour previously looked after health and social care issues for the city's cabinet,
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and the councillor who represents the city's West Fenham ward states that she challenged
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the previous regime when she needed to, but always in a professional manner.
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When quizzed over how the council would ensure transparency in the investigation of the complaint
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against their predecessor, Ms Kilgour advised that she was unable to comment as she does
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not want to interfere in the process.
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Supporters hope that Ms Kilgour's unified approach will be a breath of fresh air for
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all in the council.
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