Shoot all Tories remark councillor avoids suspension

A former council chief who stated “all Tories must be shot” is not going to be suspended, a committee has determined.

Ieuan Williams made the remarks at an inner Anglesey council assembly in June 2023 earlier than apologising and referring himself to the general public companies ombudsman.

On the time he stated he was “offended and emotional” about poverty when he made the “crass comment”.

The ombudsman stated the feedback “introduced the council into disrepute” however, on Friday, the council’s requirements committee stated Williams can be be censured, however not suspended.

When a politician is censured, it means a proper assertion of disapproval is issued by their social gathering or organisation that condemns their actions or behaviour.

In the course of the committee’s assembly, Williams admitted breaching the code of conduct, which a report additionally discovered he had did not adjust to.

Williams, an unbiased councillor for the Lligwy ward, was chief of the council between 2013 and 2017.

He was deputy chief and holder of the training and Welsh language portfolio when he made the feedback.

He gave up his function as deputy chief within the aftermath of constructing his comment, which had been described on the time as “inappropriate and unacceptable” by Dylan Williams, chief govt of the council.

The committee heard there have been a number of causes for the choice to censure Williams, together with that the misconduct solely occurred as soon as and he reported the matter himself.

It added that Williams had cooperated to right the failure and accepted {that a} change of behaviour was mandatory, in addition to following the code of conduct for the reason that incident.