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Sawbridgeworth’s mayor has been reported for “unacceptable behaviour” after she told councillors to sit down and shut down a debate surrounding a question in the public forum. The row kicked off after former town councillor David Royle posed the question during a full meeting of Sawbridgeworth Town Council last week over literature sent out by the Conservative party during a by-election in December – for which he unsuccessfully stood as an independent. Mr Royle asked: “Does this council think it was appropriate for one group on this council in its social media posts and campaign literature for…

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