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Deputy Mayor endorses Wayne Brown for re-election
Deputy Mayor endorses Wayne Brown for re-election

RNZ News

time5 hours ago

  • Politics
  • RNZ News

Deputy Mayor endorses Wayne Brown for re-election

After toying with the idea of challenging him for the top job, Auckland's deputy mayor has instead endorsed Wayne Brown in his bid for re-election. In a joint press conference Desley Simpson said she was supporting the mayor's campaign for a second term, despite disagreeing with him on certain issues. If Mr Brown wins the mayoralty and Ms Simpson is re-elected as a councillor, he has agreed to make her his deputy again. Jessica Hopkins reports. Tags: To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.

Councillor's wife's loses appeal against jail term for racist tweet.
Councillor's wife's loses appeal against jail term for racist tweet.

BBC News

time20-05-2025

  • Politics
  • BBC News

Councillor's wife's loses appeal against jail term for racist tweet.

A Conservative councillor's wife who was jailed after a swearword-filled online rant on the day of last year's Southport attacks has had her appeal against her sentence Connolly, from Northampton, was jailed for 31 months after calling for "mass deportation now" and urging her followers on X to "set fire" to hotels housing asylum seekers. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.

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