Two protests took place in Southport as a full Sefton council meeting took place
Two very different protests took place outside Southport Town Hall as campaigners demanded action from their local councillors.
In the spirit of fair-play, each protest agreed to take turns in the chamber so everyone could be present for items on the agenda they were particularly concerned about. After a series of 'flying-picket'-type protests on streets around Southport, campaigners agreed the next step would be to take their campaign straight to their local representatives.
Campaigners say the upgrade programme is welcomed, but they believe the telegraph poles to be unattractive, damaging to wildlife and less effective than underground cables. The amendment was passed with a re-shaped call-to-action including a commitment to write to the Minister of State for Data and Digital Infrastructure, Julia Lopez MP expressing 'strong concern' at the behaviour of Openreach and urge the Minister to propose an immediate pause in the installation works.
Just last week, Cllr Carlin quit the Labour Party and released a statement detailing some of the reasons behind her decision. She said: "I no longer feel the Labour Party represents the morals and principles that I live by, and I do not recognise the party as the one I joined in 2016."
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