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Tory councillor in Norfolk slammed after labelling disabled activists 'selfish'
The email from Margaret Stone

A SENIOR Tory councillor in Norfolk has been urged to resign after writing a vicious email in which she described struggling disabled people as “selfish.”

Conservative chairwoman of Norfolk County Council Margaret Stone has been widely condemned for lashing out at disabled campaigners who requested to meet her.

Last week, 120 disabled people and carers from Norfolk attended a meeting at county hall.

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