Hamilton City Councillor James Casson has withdrawn a code of conduct complaint he made about fellow councillor Dave Macpherson. A cease-fire has been called over city councillor social media posts with a code of conduct complaint being withdrawn. Hamilton City Councillor Dave Macpherson was incensed at Cr James Casson's 2016 labelling of refugees in Europe as "scum" and vented his disgust in a series of Twitter posts. CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF Hamilton City Councillor Dave Macpherson was incensed at Cr James Casson's 2016 labelling of refugees in Europe as "scum" and vented his disgust in a series of Twitter posts. READ MORE:* Hamilton City Councillor James Casson complains about colleague's criticism* Hamilton councillor James Casson says he's not racist* Hamilton City Councillor in spotlight again after historic Facebook post resurfaces* Most Hamilton city councillors want statue decision minutes made publicCasson has withdrawn the complaint and Macpherson has removed his social media posts.

Source: Stuff April 03, 2019 02:15 UTC