York City Labour lose two more councillors

Two more Labour councillors on York City Council have resigned from the party on Thursday, making Labour's grip on the city even more tenuous.

In September, Cllr Helen Douglas defected from Labour to the Conservatives and lost the Labour group their majority. Cllrs Ken King and David Scott have now both resigned over the local Labour leadership and attempts to punish them for voting to cut councillors' expenses. There are now 21 Labour councillors on York City Council out of a total of 47.