The unlikely internet star of a viral parish council meeting did not "have the authority" to mute and virtually eject councillors, new reports say. Jackie Weaver trended on social media after a Zoom ...

An investigation into a parish council which went viral due to a chaotic Zoom meeting has cost taxpayers more than £85,000, it has emerged. Clips from a meeting at Handforth Parish Council, now ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jackie Weaver during the infamous parish council Zoom meeting (Handforth Parish Council/PA) (PA Media) A council which went viral ...

Was the Zoom meeting of the century called illegally? Had all participants read and understood the standing orders? And, most importantly, did Jackie Weaver have the authority to kick Handforth parish ...

You might not have thought a local English council meeting would be your essential viewing this week, but here we are. On Thursday, footage of a chaotic Zoom call from Handforth Parish Council's ...

When members of an English town’s local government committee met to discuss planning matters before Christmas, they had little idea that their Zoom call would become the cinematic event of the decade.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Councillors who featured in the infamous Handforth council Zoom meeting say their lives became "hell" after the video went viral.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Handforth parish council has become an unlikely internet sensation after the town’s Zoom meeting descended into a frenzied shouting match. The online session began with an unseen councillor mumbling ...

We've made some important changes to our Privacy and Cookies Policy and we want you to know what this means for you and your data. These settings apply to AMP pages ...

Councillors who featured in the infamous Handforth council Zoom meeting say their lives became "hell" after the video went viral. Aled Brewerton claims he received death threats in the aftermath of ...

A parish council which became famous for a foul-mouthed Zoom meeting during lockdown is changing its name to move on from its "toxic" past. A video of the online December gathering of Handforth Parish ...