Politician caught on camera asking ‘who ate all the pies?’ during council meeting after member of the public heckled her during speech
Deputy council leader claims she was making the remark about herself after someone called her 'fatty'
A DEPUTY council leader has been slammed after she barked "who ate all the pies?" when she was heckled by a member of the public.
Cllr Linda Thomas, the chairman of Bolton Council's Health and Wellbeing board, has been accused of showing "a clear lack of respect" over the remarks.
She was caught making the jibe on a live-streamed video - the first full council meeting the local authority has aired online.
Cllr Thomas has since claimed she was being "self-derogatory" after someone called her "fatty" as she made her budget speech.
The politician asked "who ate all the pies?" just days after Sutton United's reserve keeper had to resign when he was seen eating a pie on the touchline.
It is thought Cllr Thomas' heckler was blasting her over the council's controversial £300,000 grant to a solicitor firm.
Angela Neal, who was watching the meeting at home, has lodged a formal complaint against the deputy council leader over her comments.
She said: "My husband and I were watching at home and we couldn't believe what we heard.
"Then we played it back to make sure we had heard correctly.
"I don't have any particular political allegiance, but I think that if you are elected by the people of this town then you should show those people more respect.