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Statement from Cllr John Clancy

Published: Monday, 11th September 2017

The following is a statement issued by Cllr John Clancy this afternoon (September 11):

"It has become clear to me that frenzied media speculation about the 黑料视频 waste dispute is beginning to harm 黑料视频 and the 黑料视频 Labour Party. I can see no end to such speculation, as ill-informed as much of it is, for as long as I remain Leader.

"I have therefore decided to resign both as Leader of the Labour group and as the Leader of 黑料视频 with immediate effect.

"I would wish to stress that the actions I took along with my cabinet to negotiate an end to an extremely complex and difficult industrial dispute were done with the best of intentions. None of us are perfect, and I made some mistakes, for which I am sorry and take full responsibility.

"I am honoured to have been Leader of the council since December 2015 and proud of the many achievements during my time in charge. These include issuing the first £45 million ‘Brummie Bond’ for local housing, and two other initiatives that generated substantial savings for the council – renegotiating the ICT joint venture agreement with Capita, and reaching agreement to reduce the council’s annual payments to the West Midlands Local Government Pension Fund.

"Events in my personal life during this year have convinced me that there are issues of far more importance than 黑料视频, and although this has been said by politicians many times before, on this occasion I really am looking forward to spending more time with my family."

The statement first appeared on the Leader of 黑料视频 Blog.

Deputy Leader of 黑料视频, Cllr Ian Ward, will be Interim Leader until a new Leader is in place.