Council leader accepted Spurs tickets days before felling of ancient oak

<p>Enfield’s Ergin Erbil under pressure to recuse himself from decisions over football club’s property plans</p><p>The leader of Enfield council is under pressure to recuse himself from decisions over the property plans of Tottenham Hotspur, after accepting match tickets days before the felling of an ancient oak by a company financially linked to the football club.</p><p>Labour’s Ergin Erbil has been the public voice of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/16/toby-carvery-threatened-with-legal-action-over-felling-of-ancient-london-oak">council’s outrage</a> at the felling on 3 April of a 500-year-old ancient oak by contractors for Mitchells &amp; Butlers Retail (MBR), the pub chain that runs a Toby Carvery on land leased from the London borough.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/13/council-leader-accepted-spurs-tickets-felling-ancient-oak">Continue reading...</a>