India, Nov. 12 -- Bridgwater Mayor Leigh Redman apologised after posting a Remembrance Sunday photograph that digitally edited out a political rival. Conservative councillor Diogo Rodrigues called the move "insensitive" after noticing he had been erased from the image shared on the official mayoral Facebook page and used in a town council press release. In response, Labour councillor Redman offered his sincere apologies, stating he had not intended to cause offence.

It all started when Rodrigues shared on Facebook: "I see the Mayor of Bridgwater has erased me from this photo taken at the Remembrance Sunday service, which has been shared on the official Bridgwater Town Mayor Facebook page."

Rodrigues, who was also former mayor of the Eng...