Bristol council is currently run by Labour. The West Of England Council Authority (super council covering Bristol and surrounding areas) is also run by Labour.
They advertised a new bus scheme in Bristol run by WECA and the rest of the Bristol council questioned this as it seemed an improper use of funds. The current Bristol mayor, Labour’s Marvin Rees, refused to attend the meeting to answer questions about this.
He has prior form on issues like this. But this is one of the first times it makes it out of local Bristol newspapers. He generally dismisses any criticism of him or his governance even going so far to ban journalists from reporting public council meetings.
Having read the full article, I am now somehow less informed on this issue. Jesus Christ, BBC.
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Bristol council is currently run by Labour. The West Of England Council Authority (super council covering Bristol and surrounding areas) is also run by Labour.
They advertised a new bus scheme in Bristol run by WECA and the rest of the Bristol council questioned this as it seemed an improper use of funds. The current Bristol mayor, Labour’s Marvin Rees, refused to attend the meeting to answer questions about this.
He has prior form on issues like this. But this is one of the first times it makes it out of local Bristol newspapers. He generally dismisses any criticism of him or his governance even going so far to ban journalists from reporting public council meetings.