The next Council Meeting in North Tyneside is this Tuesday 5th March where it will be interesting to see if Mayor Arkley will attend after her recent verbal outburst on a labour councillor. The meeting witnessed the outburst and the Chair had to suspend the meeting as the Mayor refused to sit down and stop shouting.

The next Council Meeting in North Tyneside is this Tuesday 5^th March where it will be interesting to see if Mayor Arkley will attend after her recent verbal outburst on a labour councillor. The meeting witnessed the outburst and the Chair had to suspend the meeting as the Mayor refused to sit down and stop shouting.

Further the Mayor then refused to apologise to the full council and was then excluded from the meeting as a result of her behaviour.

This coming meeting will see if she does attend, whether she will make an apology to the full council or whether she will continue with her reaction and behaviour.

Cllr Jim Allan said “ it will be an interesting meeting and one where the Mayor will be expected to be there to respond to the budget objections and debate the issues.

However, if the meeting reverts to the issues at the last meeting then we will be negating our responsibilities as elected members to represent the people of North

Tyneside and deal with a very difficult financial future for the council.

I hope the Mayor and her cabinet do attend and face the financial issues and listen to what the other parties have got to say!”