A Welsh local authority has admitted removing political posters from communal areas around council homes – but denies it took them from private property.
Cardiff City Council said officers were following instructions to maintain neutrality when they took down the Plaid Cymru publicity.
But candidate Neil McEvoy said the council had no right to remove the boards from outside his home in Cardiff West.
In a statement passed to Mr McEvoy by the police, the council said: ‘To maintain neutrality during the pre-election period and in line with guidance to the local authority, caretaking services officers are following clear instructions to remove all political posters, irrespective of party or candidate from communal areas in council properties.
‘This includes garden areas in flats, or inside blocks but not individual gardens, regardless of whether it is a council property or not.’
