“But they were not prepared to say who was there and what they were discussing.
“It’s outrageous that officers will not tell the party that represents the most people in the borough what they are doing skulking around the town hall after midnight.”
According to the protocol on councillor and officer relations: “All groups shall receive equal access to information and advice, including Leaders’ briefings, Cabinet briefings and necessary committee briefings; background information to decisions shall also be made available to all three parties, except that individual party requests to officers for specific information, and the replies, shall remain confidential to that party.”
A spokeswoman for Wirral Council said: “Officers do not hold ‘clandestine meetings’ in the Town Hall or anywhere else.
“Senior officers are available to give advice to councillors from all political groups when requested.”
