Dawood told the BBC: “It’s surprising he used those comments in public. He singled me out and I don’t know why.”The complaint’s been upheld. He’s not apologised, but he should. That’s just the way he is.”Councillor Susan Barton, Labour chair of the standards committee, said: “Our investigation of this complaint found that councillor Kitterick did not conduct himself in the manner we expect of our elected members, and as set out in the code of conduct.”It is right that our findings be made public, so that people have confidence that disrespectful behaviour of this nature will not be tolerated and has no place in our council chamber.”People who serve our communities should never be subject to personal abuse.”A separate complaint against Kitterick, concerning disrespect displayed towards another councillor at the same meeting, was not upheld by the standards panel.The panel found that, although the comments were “offensive and designed to embarrass”, they were broadly related to the issue under debate, so benefited from protection afforded to political expression under Article 10(2) of the European Convention on Human Rights.It is the second time this year Kitterick has been found guilty of breaching the code of conduct.He was judged to have been rude to senior council officers during a meeting about a housing scheme in November 2024.At that time, he was urged to apologise to them but declined to do so.
Leicester councillor ‘humiliated’ colleague over allowances
