Labour readmits suspended councillors after 14-month probe into 'Christmas party incident'

Two suspended councillors have been readmitted to the Labour Party following an investigation. Cllrs Stephen Hubbard and Satinder Shokar were both suspended from Medway Council's Labour group following an alleged incident at its Christmas party in 2023. Cllrs Stephen Hubbard and Satinder Shokar have been readmitted to the Labour group on Medway Council The two have sat as independent councillors since February 2024 and now, 14 months later, will return to being Labour members.

While independents, Cllrs Hubbard and Shokar consistently voted with their former Labour group, so although the Labour administration...



Robert Boddy, Local Democracy Reporter.