'Disabled children cost too much and should be put down': Calls for councillor to stand down after outrageous rant
- Cllr Collin Brewer refuses to quit and has apologised to Disability Cornwall
- Told BBC radio that the timing wasn't good because of upcoming elections
- Charity says his apology was an insult and he should quit his post
- Defended himself by saying he was 'hot under the collar' after a meeting
- Mr Brewer forced to write apology a year and a half after offensive remark
- 97 per cent of people in local paper poll say Mr Brewer should resign
- Katie Price tweeted 'How would you like to dispose of my son Harvey???'
- Cornwall Council distanced itself from Mr Brewer's 'ignorant' comment
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Councillor Collin Brewer's remarks were described as 'depraved' but he is refusing to quit
A councillor told a charity worker who helps youngsters with special needs that 'disabled children cost the council too much money and should be put down'.
Collin Brewer, 68, an independent councillor at Cornwall Council, has refused to stand down after making the 'depraved' remark to the member of a charity during an information event.
What he said has received wide-spread condemnation including that of Katie Price whose son, Harvey, is severely disabled.
Mr Brewer admitted that he made the comment to 'provoke a reaction' and has now been forced to apologise in writing for the offensive remark.
However, he remains defiant and refuses to stand down saying: 'It is not something I would consider resigning over. I believe I am doing a good job.'
The comment was made to Theresa Court, advice services manager of Disability Cornwall which complained to the council's standards committee.
Ms Court said: 'I was absolutely horrified anyone would make such a depraved comment, let alone a Cornwall councillor at a public event.
'As far as I was concerned, I had a duty to make a formal complaint against Councillor Brewer to seek appropriate justice.'
Her charity had a stand at an information event in Truro in October 2011. She was on hand to tell councillors about the issues they face and the work they do with parents of children with special needs.
Mr Brewer approached the stand, where there were parents of disabled children, and asked what the charity did. According to Ms Court he said that children with special needs cost too much money.
Fortunately, she added, none of the parents heard his comments.
She said: 'I couldn't believe it. It's taken a year and a half for him to be told that he has to write an apology. The apology was an insult.
'It came with a second class stamp and it was folded up into eight small bits. He might as well have screwed it up. I can't believe that the only thing he has had to to is write an apology.He needs to re-think his job.'
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