A second Labour councillor has called upon their own council to review its policy on how it deals with unauthorised encampments on public fields across the city.

Keith Moore, Labour councillor for Honicknowle, took to social media on the topic just a couple of days after fellow Labour councillor for Peverell, Jeremy Goslin, posted a video highlighting the security measures being put in place around Mutley Park to prevent Travellers pitching up.

In his video Cllr Goslin noted that Central Park's security had suffered a lapse thanks to a bin lorry striking a gate post, causing the gate to be stuck open. As a result, just 40 minutes later, a parade of Travellers set up an unauthorised encampment on one of the park's fields.

In his report Cllr Goslin lamented the situation, warning: "We

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