North Yorkshire councillor Tom Jones apologises for Aberfan disaster X post
The Conservative leader of the council, Carl Les, said Jones should explain his use of the photo.Councillor Peter Lacey, the Liberal Democrat leader of the opposition, said he was "disappointed" when he saw the post.He added: "Whilst the Aberfan disaster seems a long time ago and many miles away, being a six-year-old child in a school less than 20 miles (32km) from Aberfan at the time, I know the impact on families and local communities in the area was immense, with scars still present."I am glad that Cllr Jones has deleted the post and apologised, but the harm has been done and the insensitive nature of his use of this incident in this way casts serious doubt on his judgement as a councillor."Jones, member for the Scotton and Lower Wensleydale division, was previously the subject of a 16-month complaints process after he appeared to push down a colleague's hand during a vote in 2023.The authority's Standards and Governance Committee Hearings Panel found that the councillor had "appeared to have been too heavy-handed" with fellow Tory, councillor Bridget Fortune.
