Green Party press officer convicted of child sex offences

A Green Party press officer has appeared in court on child sex offence charges.

Former teacher Vincent Spencer pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 13 year old girl last month. He has been released on bail and will be sentenced on September 1st.

Spencer was the press officer for the Green Party in the Wirrall during the election.

Wirral Labour councillor suspended for using special needs kids to deliver election leaflets

A Labour councillor in the Wirral has been suspended by the Labour Party after complaints were made about him using special needs children in his care to deliver party political leaflets during the election campaign.

Cllr Jim Crabtree is a tutor at Meadowside special school in Woodchurch. While he was supposed to be taking a group of children to some allotments he instead set them to work delivering leaflets for his colleague, Brian Kenny, who was standing for election for the Labour Party.