SAVE THE SANKEY ONE - REINSTATE COUNCILLOR AMANDA KING!

We, the people of Warrington, were appalled to hear of the decision by the Labour Party to expel our well-respected local councillor Amanda King. Having seen the reasons behind this decision, we see no justification for Labour to dismiss such a committed, selfless and community-minded individual. We judge the case against her to be both artificially constructed and wafer-thin.

Amanda is a hugely admired member of the community and the church. She supports the residents she represents without fear or favour, champions our great town, and has done an enormous amount to bolster local charities and voluntary groups. The hours she dedicated to protecting the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 lockdown were second to none. Her work for the good of Warrington is recognised by people of all political affiliations, even those who do not vote for her at election time. 

The way she has been treated by the Labour Party is outrageous. We are disgusted by the suggestion that some of her fellow Party members and councillors may have trawled through her Facebook history in an attempt to discredit her, or bring into question her integrity. Their behaviour is beyond contempt. We believe this is a cynically motivated, personally targeted, malicious campaign against a person of extremely high standing. We will not let it go unchallenged.

We demand the immediate reinstatement of Amanda King to the Labour Party. We expect this miscarriage of justice to be corrected without delay and believe Amanda deserves an apology for this appalling mistreatment.

We call on all councillors to express their public support for Amanda at this time. We also demand that the Leader of Warrington Borough Council (Russ Bowden) and the Deputy Leader (Cathy Mitchell) issue a statement without delay confirming their full support for her. We will not forgive them if they choose to remain silent.

#SaveTheSankeyOne

#JusticeForAmanda