Hastings Borough Council started to host its full council meeting but it was cut short in under two minutes.
Scenes at a council meeting in Sussex which was called off abruptly because of public calls to discuss a ceasefire in Gaza were a “disgrace”, a council boss has said.
Leader of the Labour group, Heather Bishop, said: “The scenes we saw this evening in the council chamber were a disgrace. Democracy was temporarily undermined, and those present felt unsafe and threatened – an unacceptable situation. She said the decision not to include a motion of a ceasefire in Gaza was made the week before and was not on the agenda for council business so could not be discussed.
She said: “To our surprise the mayor decided to stop the whole meeting and just not carry on which was utterly bizarre.“Baffling, and really it’s a sad day for democracy. It was just local people who really care about what’s happening.” “The people that came and made their points clear but succinctly, I think they should be commended and the meeting should have carried on.”Leader of Hastings Borough Council and Green party councillor, Julia Hilton, said: “Last night’s council meeting was adjourned by the Labour mayor when people in the gallery asked why the meeting wouldn’t discuss a motion calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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