因持枪风波被工党停职并随后转投绿党的市议员汤姆·贝利（Tom Bailey）被工党要求参加补选。
Gun row councillor 'should seek new vote' The Labour Party has said a councillor it suspended after he was photographed holding a gun should face a by-election as he has since defected to the Greens.
贝利曾就泰恩河塑料颗粒泄漏事件积极发声，并于周一宣布加入绿党。
Tom Bailey, who has been a vocal figure on the River Tyne nurdle spill, announced he was joining the Greens on Monday.
泰恩茅斯选区议员贝利于8月因一张手持疑似枪械的照片在WhatsApp群聊中流传而被工党停职。
The Tynemouth ward representative was suspended by Labour in August after an image of him holding a replica firearm was shared in a WhatsApp group.
工党发言人未就所有转党议员是否都应面临重新选举表态，但表示：“贝利议员是以工党候选人身份当选的，应该拿出信念的勇气，呼吁举行补选。”
A Labour Party spokesperson declined to say if all councillors who switch parties should face re-election, but said: "Councillor Bailey was elected a Labour councillor and should have the courage of his convictions and call a by-election." The picture which prompted Bailey's suspension showed him with a replica gun and was shared in a WhatsApp group for volunteers cleaning-up plastic nurdles released in a crash at the Port of Tyne.
此前，促成贝利被停职的照片显示他拿着一把仿制枪，该照片被分享在一个志愿者WhatsApp群里，这些志愿者当时正在清理泰恩港发生事故后泄漏的塑料颗粒。
A council standards complaint and an internal party investigation followed, while Northumbria Police also looked into the matter and found no offences had occurred.
事件发生后，议会引发了标准投诉和党内内部调查，诺森布里亚警方也对此事进行了调查，并认定未发生违法行为。
Bailey quit Labour last month and told the Local Democracy Reporting Service he joined the Greens "because our coast deserves better".
贝利上个月退出了工党，并向地方民主报道服务局表示他加入绿党是因为“我们的海岸值得拥有更好的未来”。
The other Greens on the council, Helen Bell and Martin Osborne, said in a joint statement: "Tom has consistently demonstrated a deep commitment to standing up for local residents and protecting our coastal environment, particularly over the recent nurdle spill.
市议会的其他绿党成员海伦·贝尔（Helen Bell）和马丁·奥斯本（Martin Osborne）在联合声明中表示：“汤姆一贯表现出对支持当地居民和保护海岸环境的坚定承诺，特别是在最近的塑料颗粒泄漏事件中。我们期待共同努力解决问题并完成工作。”
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