FOLLOWING the publication of a damning public interest report into the council's handling of a payout to the former chief executive, The Press asked council leader Keith Aspden a series of questions. A spokesperson for the Liberal Democrat group said the answers were addressed in Cllr Aspden's initial statement about the report released on Monday. The Press asked the following questions: Labour and York Conservatives are calling for you to resign, will you? If not why not? Cllr Aspden faces calls to resign from opposition councillors over the report. The report by auditors Mazars identifies a series of issues with the council's handling of the payout.