The former leader of Redcar and Cleveland Council has announced his latest resignation.
George Dunning has resigned from the Community Union – which represents workers in industries such as the steel trade – after 45 years of involvement.
“I resigned from the Labour party, as leader of the council, and now the Community Union,” he said.
“It may come across as a serial resignation, but there comes a time when enough is enough.”
George added that it was “becoming intolerable” to be part of a union that supports “wannabe” MP Anna Turley and MP Tom Blenkinsop.
“I have supported the union for 45 years, having been in the steel industry myself, but I thought it was the time to go.”
Mr Dunning resigned from the Union on Friday. It is the latest announcement the councillor made following a period of turmoil.
In February, Mr Dunning resigned from the Labour group, along with his deputy Sheelagh Clarke and nine others, after being deselected from the party.
Cllr Dunning said that the resignations came after a long-running internal dispute in the Labour Party between council leadership, and the offices of Anna Turley, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for the Redcar constituency, and Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP Tom Blenkinsop.
He went on to blame his “deselection” on a rift with the office of Tom Blenkinsop MP and claimed Mr Blenkinsop and Anna Turley, Labour’s candidate for Redcar were “trying to run” the council.
Mr Blenkinsop and Ms Turley said they played no part in the selection process.
Then just days later, Mr Dunning went on to resign as leader of Redcar and Cleveland Council.
Councillor Sue Jeffrey has since been elected as leader of the Labour Group. Councillor Helen McLuckie was elected her deputy.
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