Senior cabinet member resigns from Dudley Council after accusations towards leader
A Dudley councillor who threatened to resign from her position in cabinet following accusations about the leadership style and conduct of council leader Patrick Harley has had her resignation accepted.
Natalie Neale, who holds the adult social care portfolio, sent an open letter to Patrick Harley, the Conservative leader of Dudley Council, claiming he was not “a suitable person to lead the council”.
Councillor Harley responded that “I will therefore be treating her email as a resignation from my cabinet.”
Councillor Neale claimed she felt unable to continue working under Councillor Harley.
