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A Liverpool City Councillor today said he won't be resigning after being found guilty of criminal damage in court.

An angry Cllr David Cummings, paid by the public to represent Wavertree, said he won't quit his post and accused the ECHO of harassing him as he made his way out of court today.

The elected city councillor had just been found guilty of criminal damage after breaking CCTV cameras installed at the social housing block where he lives.

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Cllr Cummings is currently suspended from the Labour Party after a string of complaints from female party members.

Last year he was caught on camera calling Labour MEP Theresa Griffin a 'pathetic little f*****g b***h'.

This followed five formal complaints from women who accused him of "volatile and aggressive" behaviour.

Today District Judge Wendy Lloyd found Cllr Cummings guilty of criminal damage and handed him a conditional discharge.

But as you can see in the video clip, when we confronted the politician outside the court today, he appeared to deny he had just been found guilty of the offence.



(Image: Liverpool Echo)

Cllr Cummings - first elected onto the council in 2015 - said he will be speaking more fully on what happened at a later date, but was clear that he will not be resigning from his elected position.

After several questions from the ECHO, he accused us of harassment before moving away.

He said: "You can have a word with me but not now because I want to provide a decent response."

Asked if he will be resigning, he added: "Stop harassing me, go away - I will give you a full statement when I am in the right frame of mind."