A former Tory mayoral candidate has give up as chair of a police and crime committee after allegations emerged that he attended a Christmas celebration final yr when London was below Tier 2 Covid restrictions.
Shaun Bailey’s crew organised the gathering on the Conservative Marketing campaign Headquarters on 10 December 2020.
Tier 2 restrictions meant that separate households weren’t allowed to combine in an effort to restrict the unfold of the virus.
Mr Bailey, who has but to remark, has stepped down from the chair position however stays a member of the committee and the London Meeting.
A spokesperson for the Larger London Authority Conservatives stated Mr Bailey stepped down to forestall the “unauthorised social gathering” distracting from the committee’s work of holding Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to account.
Final week it emerged that 4 members of Mr Bailey’s marketing campaign crew had been disciplined over the “raucous” celebration within the basement of the Conservatives’ HQ.
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