Labour cabinet minister Rachel Garrick spotted knitting trends now Labour cabinet minister Rachel Garrick spotted KNITTING during Zoom council meeting - as Tories accuse her of 'making a mockery of democracy' Cabinet minister Rachel Garrick was knitting while defending £11million of cuts She is a cabinet member for recourses for Monmouthshire Council By Chloe Louise For Mailonline Published: 13:23 GMT, 27 January 2023 | Updated: 13:23 GMT, 27 January 2023 Viewcomments A woolly Labour politician has been needled after being caught knitting during a council zoom meeting. Cabinet minister Rachel Garrick was spotted after being quizzed on service cuts at a committee hearing via Zoom. She was defending £11 million of cuts in Monmouthshire, South Wales, while she handled her needles on camera. MPs in the Conservative party accused her of 'making a mockery of local democracy' by her on-screen actions. Rachel Garrick, pictured above, was caught knitting on a zoom while defending £11 million of cuts in Monmouthshire, South Wales Welsh Conservative Shadow Local Government Minister Sam Rowlands MS said: 'This behaviour is quite insulting and makes a mockery of local democracy. 'It is rather shocking to see such a flippant attitude by Labour when they're supposed to be defending their £11m worth of cuts despite a better than expected financial settlement. 'Residents expect their councillors – especially the ones running the local authority – to be paying attention in meetings where the very fabric of public service delivery in the area is under question.' Garrick is Cabinet Member for Resources - and her responsibilites are described as 'finance, digital and information technology, Human resources, strategic procurement, land and buildings, property maintenance and management, and fleet management.' MPs in the Conservative party accused her of 'making a mockery of local democracy' by her on-screen actions She is a cabinet member for recourses for Monmouthshire Council Mr Rowlands echoed calls by others in his party to bring back in-person council hearings. He said: 'The incident also clearly supports the hesitations I have already spoken about regarding an overreliance on hybrid meetings, with councillors using it to evade their responsibilities, while missing out on building new relationships, skills, and experiences. 'Let's see Labour needle their way out of this one.' The knit-wit incident follows a hacker accessing a Flintshire Council meeting via Zoom and performing a sex act on screen. Mail Online have contacted Monmouthshire Council for a comment. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility