Fitzgerald in the frame

Swansea council’s embattled presiding officer remains firmly in the frame as opposition groups continue to make capital over her comments made during a private members meeting in Calamity Hall that many social ills could be tackled by ‘compulsory long-term contraception’.

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Having seen tory group leader Rene Kinzett castigate the sacked former social services cabinet member, it is now Labour's turn to get stuck in with a notice of motion at next week’s council.

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However, the typically overdone text which calls on Lib Dem leader Chris Holley to disassociate himself from Fitzgerald's comments, etc, etc, may well backfire, according to coalition sources. It seems that there are plans to ask if the Labour leadership is willing to come down just as hard over racist comments from within their own ranks about a proposed gypsy site which were also allegedly expressed behind closed doors.

Of course, this scenario very much depends on whether Fitzgerald, as presiding officer - and who appears to be fast running out of allies - actually counternances a debate or for that matter alows the questions tabled elsewhere in the agenda which query the role of her other half and two other unelected officials who appear to have unrestricted access to civic buildings.