Warwick councillors are being urged to practice what they preach and quit social media platform X after mothballing Warwick District Council's account.

Portfolio holder for people and organisational development Cllr Becky Davidson said elected officials should follow the council's lead after the cabinet – the panel of Green and Labour councillors in charge of major service areas – rubber stamped the call.

It sees the district authority for Warwick, Leamington and Kenilworth follow neighbouring Rugby Borough Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in making the decision to indefinitely suspend its accounts on Elon Musk's site, formerly known as Twitter.

Warwick's decision came after lengthy dialogue with the council's communications professionals and on the back of a motion – a

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