The leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has survived a no-confidence vote, after opposition figures criticised his handling of plans to close ten libraries.

Cllr Sean Morgan “ignored the request of the majority of councillors” when his cabinet agreed the closures in May, Plaid Cymru group leader Cllr Lindsay Whittle alleged.

Members of a scrutiny committee had earlier recommended the closures be deferred so community groups could explore taking over the at-risk sites.

Some 13 Plaid or independent members also signed Cllr Whittle’s notice of motion, which called on Cllr Morgan to resign, at a meeting held on Tuesday July 1.

But the ensuing debate became a sorry state of affairs, frequently derailed by party political squabbling and heckling.

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No sooner had the signatories started to air their grievances than Labour backbenchers launched a seemingly prepared counter-attack,........

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