Cuppa cost council pounds 7K; INQUIRY.A COUNCIL spent pounds 7,371 on a misconduct inquiry after a councillor left a meeting for 25 seconds to get a cup of tea. Tory Sean Holden "popped out" of the Tunbridge Wells Tunbridge Wells: see Royal Tunbridge Wells, England. borough council planning committee planning committee n (in local government) → comité m de planificación debate last June. He refused to heed a ruling that his short absence meant he could not vote. But, cleared after an eight-month probe, Councillor Holden said yesterday: "It was such a petty thing and will cost taxpayers so much." The Taxpayers' Alliance added: "This is sheer waste - a total abuse of our money." |
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