Four councillors resign from a Scottish council licensing committee after voting to allow a taxi driver convicted of rape to keep his operator’s licence. The BBC reports the councillors resigned from the Highland licensing committee following the decision to grant or retain the licence for David Brown. Sky News similarly says four councillors quit after they voted in favour of the rapist taxi driver retaining an operator’s licence. Both outlets describe the resignations as direct consequences of the committee vote, indicating the councillors stepped down rather than continue on the licensing panel after the decision attracted criticism. The reports agree on the key points that the decision concerned an operator’s licence, the driver is identified as having been convicted of rape, and the councillors involved are the same group that resigned from the committee. Neither report indicates that the licence decision has been reversed at the time of reporting, but they both focus on the resignations following the vote.