According to Twitter this morning, Doncaster councillors have called on Sheffield Council Leader, Julie Dore to resign from Transport for the North. They say she abused her role on Transport for the North by lobbying HS2 ltd (also represented on Transport for the North) for Shef City Centre station.
Great work by @kevin_larkin on story about Cllrs in Donny calling for sheffield leader Jule Dore to step down from her role @Transport4North
— Charlotte Rose (@CharlotteGRose) January 9, 2017
Donny Cllrs say Julie Dore abused her role on @Transport4North by lobbying @HS2ltd for Shef City Centre station. SCC strenuously deny this
— Charlotte Rose (@CharlotteGRose) January 9, 2017
BBC Radio Sheffield reporter, Kevin Larkin, has tweeted a series of letters and emails sent about the location of the station:
So let’s take a look at this new row over #HS2 – first the joint letter sent by the leaders of #Barnsley #Rotherham & #Doncaster in 2015: pic.twitter.com/fiiRNC6UAU
— Kevin Larkin (@kevin_larkin) January 9, 2017
#HS2 letter got an angry response from #Sheffield Council leader Julie Dore who accused #Barnsley‘s Steve Houghton of “abusing his position” pic.twitter.com/phvOG4wwr0
— Kevin Larkin (@kevin_larkin) January 9, 2017
#Barnsley Council leader Steve Houghton denies #Sheffield Council leader Julie Dore’s claims he “abused his position” on #HS2 issue pic.twitter.com/vHbthaoNWK
— Kevin Larkin (@kevin_larkin) January 9, 2017
(In his letter, Steve Haughton also disagrees with what Julie Dore said was agreed at the meeting.)
#HS2 respond to the joint letter from #Barnsley#Rotherham & #Doncaster Council leaders calling for #Meadowhall station pic.twitter.com/YRxthUZ2yq
— Kevin Larkin (@kevin_larkin) January 9, 2017
Six months later in a letter headed “Transport for the North”, although on Sheffield City Council paper, Julie Dore lobbied for an HS2 station in Sheffield city centre.
In September 2015 #Sheffield Council leader wrote to #HS2 lobbying for a city centre station: pic.twitter.com/wH2ljfSGoS
— Kevin Larkin (@kevin_larkin) January 9, 2017
An e-mail from #HS2 says #Sheffield Council’s lobbying for #HS2 creating a “one sided argument” meaning Meadowhall didn’t get “air time” pic.twitter.com/fr09a734I5
— Kevin Larkin (@kevin_larkin) January 9, 2017
#HS2 response to #Sheffield Council leader Julie Dore in October 2015 strongly backs Meadowhall station pic.twitter.com/zFbzeZcdAp
— Kevin Larkin (@kevin_larkin) January 9, 2017
#Sheffield Council Chief Executive John Mothersole e-mails #Leeds Chief Executive Tom Riordan on #HS2 issue pic.twitter.com/iG1VyRfGwu
— Kevin Larkin (@kevin_larkin) January 9, 2017
#Sheffield City Region LEP also wrote a letter to #HS2 outlining the business position on station location: pic.twitter.com/AAo4bC8Wax
— Kevin Larkin (@kevin_larkin) January 9, 2017
#HS2 letters row: #Doncaster councillors angry, #Barnsley Council didn’t want to comment, full #Sheffield council response below: pic.twitter.com/DzzD6s3xv1
— Kevin Larkin (@kevin_larkin) January 9, 2017
The latest on the row is on the BBC Radio Sheffield website.