A former Brent Council leader has reportedly urged three councillors to resign following their visit to a charity event during the national lockdown.
Paul Lorber accused Cllr Muhammed Butt, leader of Brent Council, of hypocrisy after he visited a community kitchen at Alperton Baptist Church in Wembley earlier this month. Cllr Butt was joined by fellow Brent councillors Trupti Sangani and Krupesh Hirani, as well as Harrow councillor Ajay Maru.
According to Mr Lorber said this went against their own and the Government’s, advice to “stay at home” to combat the spread of Covid-19.
But Cllr Butt has dismissed these comments, arguing that the event was for a worthy cause and one which adhered to lockdown guidance.
In a statement to Harrow Times, he said, “I was asked to go along, lend my support, and help raise awareness about this invaluable work. You’d have to be living on another planet not to realise how many people are struggling right now, how desperate their situations are, so it’s vitally important that they know help is available – I make no apology for that. We had all the right PPE on, we kept our distance, and the event itself was well within the rules and guidelines.”
