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Jackie Weaver is glad she spoke out during notorious Handforth Parish Council meeting and advises "never wear your pyjamas" during Zoom calls So...did she have the authority? Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we o...

A PARISH COUNCIL meeting row has gone viral on social media as one member was booted out - after telling the clerk: You have no authority.

Parish councils have long been seen as the genteel backbone of local democracy in towns and villages across England, overseeing the upkeep of bus stops, and the maintainance of footpaths and street lighting. But one group of parish councillors has been accused of holding "Britains worst Zoom meeting", after a chaotic and frequently aggressive online session. Britains tabloid newspapers on Friday bestowed the dubious accolade on the online meeting of Handforth Parish Council after YouTube highli...

The clips were a hit with Twitter users, with more than five thousand retweets and 32,000 likes.

The clips were a hit with Twitter users, with more than five thousand retweets and 32,000 likes.

Who is Jackie Weaver? Parish council meeting Zoom chaos turns her into overnight icon Jackie Weaver has become a social media sensation after Handforth Parish Councils Zoom meeting went viral 12:18, 5 FEB 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters....

Updated / Friday, 5 Feb 2021 19:07 Jackie Weaver in a screen grab from Handworth Parish Council meeting on Zoom A town council meeting that descended into chaos, with some councillors trading insults and ultimately getting booted off the Zoom call, has become an unlikely internet sensation. After clips of the Handforth Parish Council meeting in England were uploaded to Twitter, it was shared over three million times. Clerk Jackie Weaver hosted the meeting in which some councillors lost their c...