The Kensington & Chelsea Chronicle reports:
Two Tory councillors have resigned after it emerged inappropriate emails had been sent using the council’s email system.
Former Kensington and Chelsea mayor Councillor Barry Phelps fired off a series of emails to Councillor Mark Daley, displaying black and white images of young boys with sexually suggestive captions added by Mr Phelps…
The emails were reported to the council by Justin Downes, leader of the Residents First campaign group, who had been alerted by a concerned resident.
“These were innocent images and Councillor Phelps has created sexual overtones to them,” Mr Downes said…
A police spokeswoman said they were not investigating the emails.
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The emails sent by Councillor Phelps were highly inappropriate and involved young boys. A selection of them are reproduced at http://barryphelps.posterous.com for readers to come to their own conclusion. We do not need characters such as Phelps in public life.