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A Westhoughton town council meeting was suspended for the first time in 40 years after Conservative councillor Martin Tighe was voted out for allegedly hurling insults and disrupting proceedings, calling Liberal Democrat members “lying bastards” and refusing to leave despite multiple requests. Tighe claims he was silenced for exposing “Lib Dem lies” about town hall regeneration, accusing the chair of using the gavel to shut down dissent. Fellow councillors called his behavior “rank bad manners,” and a 11-2 vote expelled him. With a Liberal Democrat majority, tensions remain high as the council prepares for its next meeting.

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