Tide may be changing in favour of the iron men
Oct 27

2006
By Jessica Shaughnessy Daily Post



Staff



TWO planning

councillors who did not vote to keep the Antony Gormley statues in Sefton are likely to make a U-turn in support of the artwork.

Predictions of a

change in the tide within the borough council's planning committee came last night as Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell backed the Daily Post's Save Our

Statues campaign.

Labour councillor Jim Mahon had voted against keeping the 100 iron men on Crosby beach, while his colleague Daren Veidman's vote

was recorded as an abstention.

The Daily Post understands Cllr Veidman has now claimed his vote was miscounted and he was actually in favour of the

planning application, which was rejected on

Wednesday.

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