At last night's first cabinet meeting the Mayor made his mark by slashing the involvement of the public and their representatives. The long standing "questions from the public" was removed and the Mayor made it clear that he would not accept questions or comments during the main body of the meeting.
Liberal Democrats on Bedford Borough Council have called for greater openness within the new Mayors Cabinet after details to be discussed at the first cabinet meeting were released.
Following Wednesday nights Full Council meeting Lib Dems are calling for the Mayor to explain why he is already failing key election pledges.
Would you like to take part in the Jonathan Dimbleby Programme on Sunday 3 November 2002? Jonathan will be talking to the Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, about the direction he hopes to take his party in during the coming months and his strategy for beating Labour at the next election.
The final result of the first Bedford Mayoral Election saw Frank Branston elected for the Better Bedford Party. Lib Dem Christine McHugh came second with 36% of the total vote after the 2nd preferences were counted.
The Bedford Mayoral Election count for the first directly elected Mayor of Bedford has been suspended with the second round to be counted on Friday Morning. At the end of a long nights count, Christine McHugh and Frank Branston topped the poll and proceeded to the second round.
