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A married Conservative councillor has been suspended after dressing up as a woman on Facebook in protest against proposed a 6pm curfew for men after Sarah Everard's murder. Mark Deacon posted an image of himself in a floral pink dress and long black wig - saying it is how he would dress if a curfew were imposed. The councillor from Plymouth, Devon, who is also an NHS nurse, has issued an apology and has been suspended from his role. His initial post read: 'If the Green Party and some Labour party politicians get their way and impose this ridiculous 6pm curfew on men, then I'm going to wear my...

Labour hits back at Tories who first approved spending on Plymouth's Look II statue The entry of £764,038 spending for a ‘Mayflower 400 Monument’ this year in the five-year capital programme was highlighted by Conservative councillors during a discussion of next year's spending plans Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now The Labour leadership on Plymouth City Council has hit back at Tory criticism about spending on the Look II statue by pointing out it was the Conservatives who approved it in the first place. Senior Tories argued at a meeting of the council last week that...

Covid-19 death rate in Plymouth '10 times worse than flu' Councillors were told the annual number of flu deaths varied but was “considerably lower” at around 10 per cent of the number of deaths of people from Covid-19 The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newslettersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! 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 offer. OurPriv...