By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk
A Tory councillor has resigned after he attacked David Miliband, calling him a w****r on Twitter. The leader of the Tory group on South Tyneside council, David Potts, was responding to the news that Miliband had discussed taking on a non-exucutive vice-chairman role at Sunderland football club. The Northern Echo has the story:
“Coun David Potts, the South Tyneside Conservative leader who represents the Cleadon and East Boldon ward, attacked Mr Miliband on the social networking site after it was announced the former Foreign Secretary was in talks to become a non-executive vice-chairman at Sunderland football club.”
“But Mr Potts insisted today that the decision to quit had no link to the Twitter row. In a statement today, the councillor says that he is a recovering alcoholic.”
“”The councillor yesterday took criticism from all sides of the political divide after the comments he posted on Twitter.The site said: “Miliband takes on Sunderland football role. If I knew he was that cheap I would have offered him 50k years ago. What a w****r.” He went on to say the MP was a “cab for hire, just like (former Minister Stephen) Byers” and even sent an open message to Mr Miliband over the site offering him 1,000 cash to ‘teach his girlfriend to cook’.”
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