Suffolk Tory councillor plans to do job from the US

The BBC reports:

A Suffolk councillor who is moving to the United States is refusing to stand down from his role, insisting he can do the job from almost 4,000 miles away.

Brian Riley, Conservative county councillor for Hadleigh, is moving to North Carolina…

The BBC has been unable to contact Mr Riley, but he told the East Anglian Daily Times while effectively “retiring” when he moves to America, he would fly back to the UK “every six or seven weeks”.

He has been suspended from the Conservative group.