A TORY councillor has attacked Sir David Crausby MP for “selling out” his constituents over Brexit.

But Bolton North East parliamentarian has dismissed Cllr Paul Wild’s claims that by chairing the EU withdrawal bill he has been unable to properly represent the Bolton electorate.

Sir David was unable to speak on the EU Withdrawal Bill due to chairing the House of Commons debate.

And that led to Cllr Wild, who represents Astley Bridge, launching an incredible broadside against the veteran Labour MP.

He said: “In June 2016 the people of Bolton voted to leave the European Union. They now want the government to deliver on Brexit and take back control of our borders, our money and our laws.

“Bolton North East residents deserve an MP fighting for their corner on Brexit in Parliament. But as Sir David Crausby is a Bill Committee Chairman he isn’t allowed to speak on the matter in the Commons.”

He continued: “You only need to look at theyworkforyou.com to see he hasn’t spoken about the EU or Brexit at all in the house, yet picks up a nice £15,509 on top of his MP’s salary for work chairing bill committees.

“When Labour are doing their best to jeopardise Brexit, Sir David Crausby should be standing up and speaking out for his constituents, not selling them out for £15,000 a year.”

But Sir David gave short shrift to the Cllr Wild’s criticism.

He said: “I couldn’t speak on the bill, but that doesn’t mean I can’t have a view on the European Union.

“I’m not answerable to Tory councillors on what I get paid, he should justify what he gets paid, but I’m not going to sink to those depths.

“I get paid a ministerial salary for the extra work I do, in the same way that any other MP is for being on a bill panel.”

The Bolton North East MP, who last year voted to empower the Prime Minister to give notification of the United Kingdom’s intention to leave the EU,continued: “As far as the EU is concerned I have been pretty open about what my view is.

I can’t speak on the withdrawal bill, but someone has to chair it or the bill won’t happen.

It’s just Paul Wild trying to establish he is a real politician.”

Sir David said his was to both represent the views of his constituents and his own political conscience.

He said: “My view is that if we are not in the single market or customs union we should be as close as possible, because if we don’t our economy will go into meltdown, and that’s not in the interests of my constituents.

“They voted to leave the European Union, but they didn’t vote for abject poverty.”