Reform UK sexist remark councillor expected not to be made chairman
Vice chair of West Northamptonshire Council Cllr Peter York looks like he will be punished for his 'some women should never have left the kitchen' remark
By Sarah Ward
A West Northants councillor who said ‘some women should never have left the kitchen’ is expected to not become chairman at the annual council tomorrow.
Vice chairman Cllr Peter York made the sexist comment at West Northamptonshire Council’s International Women’s Day event in March.
NN Journal broke the story and Cllr York was later ruled to have breached the code of conduct after a complaint was made by the Northants Women’s Empowerment Group. He initially offered a qualified apology claiming he had been ‘provoked’ but then later made a public apology saying he recognised the words were ‘inappropriate and capable of causing offence.”