Sheffield trees: Council leader to stay on despite damning report

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Sheffield trees: Council leader to stay on despite damning report
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Terry Fox says he will not 'hide away' after a report blamed a 'failure of leadership' for tree saga.

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Meanwhile the authority's chief executive, Kate Josephs, said those impacted by the long-running dispute would be receiving personal apologies.drawn up by former UN humanitarian chief Sir Mark Lowcock, found that Sheffield City Council's actions "amounted to a serious and sustained failure of strategic leadership" and said it had been "dishonest".

Mr Mohammed said: "When we are elected, we all sign a Code of Conduct and an oath to the people of Sheffield. I believe that this report indicates that they have broken that oath."Councillor Terry Fox said the inquiry report highlighted the "misjudgement, errors and mishandling" "It's not just a generic apology, it's about really understanding that there's some very personal, specific apologies we need to make to individuals who experienced significant harm."Mr Fox said Mr Lodge had offered his resignation from the council on Monday night but the offer was refused.Fierce protests broke out when felling work began, with more than 40 people arrested as campaigners battled against the council.

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