WhatsApp probe finds councillors in breach of code of conduct

An independent investigation into the ‘Trigger Me Timbers’ WhatsApp incident has found six individuals to have breached Tameside Council’s code of conduct.

The independent report into the scandal that was unveiled last February is based on investigations of five current councillors and one former councillor at the local authority.

Investigator Linda Comstive examined the involvement of councillors Allison Gwynne, Brenda Warrington, Jack Naylor, George Newton and George Jones, as well as former councillor Claire Reid, providing evidence of their alleged breaches.

The subject members who participated in the WhatsApp group were all found to have contravened the following obligations in the local authority’s code of conduct: treat other councillors and members of the public with respect, and do not bring the role of councillor or the council into disrepute.

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