Quote Originally Posted by Fellhound View Post

In the case of the Coroner's letter only I and Pete Bland actively opposed it and refused to agree. After a breath-taking browbeating session, I agreed to work with Graham Breeze and Jon Broxap to re-word the final paragraph only. This resulted in changes which Graham now seems keen to take credit for, though they were driven by me, and I reluctantly agreed for the letter to be sent.

Andy,

It is true that although 17 of the 19 members present supported the proposed response the Chair sought unanimity and it was agreed to rework the final paragraph to achieve your support and this is minuted.

However outside the meeting you then attempted to rework several other paragraphs in the main body of the letter, which the Committee had not agreed should be revisited.

In fact Jon Broxap and I did agree to further changes to two sections in the body of the letter and the full revised letter was resubmitted to gain unanimous approval of the Committee before submission to the Coroner. This was achieved. You indicated your support "in the interests of harmony within the Committee" in an email dated 11th December 2013.

The facts of the drafts and Jon Broxap will verify my account.

Graham.