Mike Gardner, a councillor from Harrogate Borough Council, has been suspended from the Conservative Party after pictures of him dressed as Adolf Hitler have emerged.
The photographs, which were taken from his Facebook page, displayed the Tory party member giving a Nazi salute.
Colleagues in the Conservative Party described his behaviour as ‘unacceptable’, although Mr Gardner rebukes this stating “There was nothing wrong, it was just good fun. I was at a fancy dress party, it was nothing more.”
The Party councillor went on to say “If I have gone wrong I will apologise now to the people of Harrogate, if I have offended them in any way.”
My Gardener plans to continue as leader of the Conservative-controlled council, serving as an independent.