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Families with children at the affected nurseries instructed solicitors to challenge Hackney Council's proposals to close the services.

In a statement issued through the solicitors Irwin Mitchell, the boy's mother said their current living arrangements "don't allow us to meet our son's specific needs".

On Monday, Judge Richard Foster ordered Paterson to attend, denying an application by his solicitors to revoke a witness summons.

The tribunal heard that within a few days of Dr Gilby's suspension in December 2022, her solicitors put the trust on notice to preserve any relevant evidence - a normal legal procedure.

However her solicitors at the time interpreted this as a political donation, and split the money 80:20 between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, who were both in government at the time.