Warning: explicit language used in this article and video.

A meeting of Sandbach Town Council descended into chaos as one unruly councillor rejected calls for his removal from two committees with insults and expletives.

At this evening's (6 May) annual meeting a proposal went forward to remove Cllr David Jack from two committees over alleged conduct breaches.

Cllr Sam Corcoran said: "I propose that we appoint the same members as last year to committees, except that David's Jack's name is removed from the list of members of the personnel committee and the finance committee and that each of those committees are authorised to co-opt a member to replace him.

Under the proposal, Cllr Jack would remain on three other committees, which is the average for councillors, Cllr Corcoran said.

He added: "The personnel and finance committees deal with confidential matters, and it is important that confidentiality is maintained. David Jack has breached confidentiality on several occasions."

Cllr Corcoran alleged that Cllr Jack breached confidentiality on matters such as revealing payments for staff on social media and identifying someone who made a formal complaint against him during a public meeting.

In response, Cllr Jack said: "You're making allegations yet again, Sam. If you've got such accusations, take them to the monitoring officer- no such allegations have been upheld.

"I commented on a formal complaint to prevent a member of the public from actually breaching the confidentiality themselves. Because if you understand the complaint system, a complainant should not be turning up and questioning the person they're complaining about when a complaint is ongoing."

He went onto say that none of the other standards complaints had been upheld and accused Cllr Corcoran of "distorting the truth".

"You, sir, are nothing but a liar. So, stop with the lies; stop with your games. I'm standing up to you, I do not fear you and I certainly do not respect you," Cllr Jack added.

Cllr Kathryn Flavell, a Labour member, seconded Cllr Corcoran's motion only to receive heckles from Cllr Jack.

The meeting then descended into a shouting match between several of the councillors with Cllr Jack at one point describing his colleagues as "gutter rats".

The shouting back and forth went on for a couple of minutes when Cllr Corcoran then proposed that Cllr Jack be removed from the meeting.

Cllr Richard Hoffman seconded the motion enthusiastically, to which David Jack replied: "Oh fuck off".

Cllr Hoffman said: "You've really shown yourself now. You are a disgrace to the council."

Cllr Jack then said he was leaving the meeting himself and ended by calling his colleagues a "bunch of assholes".

Following Cllr Jack's departure, the remaining councillors continued to vote on the motion to remove him from the two committees. Cllr Flavell described him as being "against staff".

She added: "There was also a situation when the town clerk reported on the ongoing absence of certain members of staff and Cllr Jack's reply by email to all councillors was sack the lot of them.

"Because of this comment, I do not think that Cllr jack is suitable to be on the personnel committee."

The remaining councillors backed the motion for his removal from the committees with two councillors abstaining.

Note: video does not show the full exchange.