Guild Of Young Freemen Scandal Update: Fraser Peck Reported As Banned From City Council Events, With Potential Impact On His Ability To Represent Farringdon Within Voters

Ben Lynch filled a report with My London this week headlined City Of London Bans Sitting Councillor Identified In WhatsApp Scandal From Future Events. The subtitle to the piece was Dr Fraser Peck, a councillor in the City, was one of several former Guild of Young Freemen members involved in the scandal (see here): Several former members of the Guild of Young Freemen (GYF) were found to be part of two WhatsApp groups in which misogynistic, racist and ableist content was allegedly shared. The GYF… conducted an investigation into the claims. It identified several individuals involved in the groups and excluded them from future activities and events. None of those implicated remain members at the Guild following the investigation. Among the individuals named in the report was Common Councillor Dr Fraser Peck, a representative of Farringdon Within who sat on the GYF as Middle Warden. He resigned from the Guild shortly after the allegations emerged late last year… A spokesperson for the…