'Loopy' days at council as mayor tells interim leader to go after two days

STRICKEN Doncaster Council has been plunged further into crisis after the town’s elected mayor told the interim chief executive to resign, just two days after his appointment.

The council’s chronic failings have been amplified as the distressing details of the Edlington court case have been revealed, and last night the authority faced a stand-off between its two most powerful figures – a situation which one senior member described as “loopy”.

The revelation that Mayor Peter Davies has told Tim Leader he should resign is contained in a letter, seen by the Yorkshire Post, which also reveals the mayor has obtained legal advice in a bid to force Mr Leader from office.

The interim chief executive was appointed on Monday, after being approved during a heated meeting of the full council.

This followed the sudden resignation of the former chief officer Paul Hart last week, who cited “personal reasons” for his decision to go.

It now transpires that Mayor Davies, who is an English Democrat, does not want to accept Mr Continued on Page 5.