Keith Fitchett is a Liberal Democrat politician in the London Borough of Lambeth

London Borough of Lambeth

The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in south London, England and forms part of Inner London. The local authority is Lambeth London Borough Council.-Origins:...

. Fitchett was a Councillor

Councillor

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 for Prince's ward in Kennington

Kennington

Kennington is a district of South London, England, mainly within the London Borough of Lambeth, although part of the area is within the London Borough of Southwark....

 in the North of the Borough until May 2006.

As Chair of the Housing Committee, Cllr. Fitchett came under pressure from the opposition Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

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 leader, councillor Steve Reed to resign after it was revealed that £3million had been stolen from the Council in an internal fraud perpetrated by a housing official recruited by an employment agency. Fitchett rejected Cllr Reed's call to resign, saying that he was not personally at fault. In February 2006 Fitchett resigned from his position as Lambeth's executive member for housing, claiming that the investigation into the fraud had unfairly treated staff in the housing department.