No reason has been given for the suspension

Thomas Fawns was elected to represent Upper Edmonton in May 2022

A councillor representing Upper Edmonton has been suspended by the Labour Party.

Thomas Fawns, who was elected in May 2022, is now listed as an independent councillor on the Enfield Council website.

Cllr Fawns did not attend last week’s annual budget meeting, at which members agreed to implement £16.6million-worth of savings, as well as significant cuts to the council tax support scheme.

However, no reason has been given for his suspension and Cllr Fawns himself has not responded to requests for comment.

An Enfield Labour group spokesperson said: “Cllr Thomas Fawns has been administratively suspended from the Labour Party and, therefore, from Enfield Labour group.

“We cannot comment on ongoing, internal matters of the Labour Party.”

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