Councillor Jonathan Emsell and a screenshot of a message from him in which he refers to "the great unwashed".
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He has defended his use of the phrase, arguing that he was referring to the "socialist mob"

Anger over Tory councillor's 'great unwashed' comment in leaked messages

Broadland District Council under fire for spending £20k on seven corgi sculptures. Credit: Broadland District Council/Facebook.

Broadland District Council has been criticised for splashing the cash on the figures for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Council spent £20k on wicker corgi statues for Platinum Jubilee

Broadland Conservatives have selected Jerome Mayhew to replace Nick Conrad as their candidate in the General Election. 

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