Labour councillor cleared of perverting the course of justice

A Labour politician accused of lying about her ownership of properties while living in a council house has been cleared of perverting the course of justice. Greenwich councillor Tonia Ashikodi, 30, owned three homes which she rented out to private tenants, jurors heard. Ashikodi declared she had no other property in 2008 when she signed her council tenancy agreement then allegedly repeated the lie four years later, Inner London Crown Court heard. The councillor, who was elected to the Glydon…