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A third member of Bedford Borough Council’s executive cabinet has resigned in a week, with Councillor Sarah Gallagher saying she could no longer serve in an executive where she believed “unethical and corrupt behaviour” was being tolerated.
Gallagher, Conservative councillor for Shortstown and former portfolio holder for customer experience, leisure and culture, criticised the way informal cabinet meetings were being used. In her resignation letter to Mayor Tom Wootton, she claimed decisions were sometimes made and later changed without all cabinet members knowing.
The resignation follows the departures of Councillor Robert Rigby and Councillor Phillippa Martin-Moran-Bryant from the cabinet earlier this month. Gallagher said it had been a real honour to work for residents and highlighted improvements to leisure centres and the appointment of GLL as achievements during her time in the role.