There were sensational scenes at the last full council meeting before the elections when party members accused and party ward candidate of . The full sordid allegations were provided in a written answer and the debate became acrimonious when accused the of harbouring a . To cries of shame defended and told the member to withdraw his remarks. Disgusted by events several walked out but refused to join them instead preferring to stay to enjoy the lurid allegations.

muckspReading is unable to bring you the full story because of self-imposed restrictions during the pre-election period. However as reporting of events in the council chamber is protected by qualified privilege you can read the full word by word story in the Evening Post whilst the Reading Chronicle will have a pull out supplement detailing the background to these extraordinary events. On the other hand they'll both probably chicken out of reporting because they're not sure which side their bread is buttered on yet.