The leader of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Labour group has called for the intimidation and harassment of public officials to be made a specific crime.
Cllr Nick Forbes, who stepped away from social media over abuse and had dog mess put through his door, was speaking at a meeting of the LGA’s executive advisory board today.
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