ANGRY protests were held outside Haringey Council in London last night following revelations that councillors had been wined and dined 13 times by developers aiming to cash in on a controversial housing deal.

The protest, organised by Haringey Momentum, called on the council’s scrutiny committee to oppose the authority’s planned establishment of a joint venture company that would demolish 4,000 homes.

The panel was meeting to discuss plans for the Haringey Development Vehicle, which would see council property handed over for development in a controversial public-private partnership scheme.