Former council leader branded 't****r from Newcastle' in Matt Hancock's diaries
Former council leader Nick Forbes was labelled as such by Boris Johnson, according to Matt Hancock's Pandemic Diaries book.
Former council leader Nick Forbes was labelled as such by Boris Johnson, according to Matt Hancock's Pandemic Diaries book.
Nick Forbes was deselected by party members in his Arthur's Hill ward earlier this month, leaving him without a seat to contest in this May's local elections.
It means he is currently unable to stand for re-election as a councillor this May, unless he finds another seat somewhere else in the city.