Redbridge

Earlier, the 33-year-old who was a councillor in Redbridge, east London, was sentenced at the same court to 22 weeks' imprisonment suspended for two years.

Gould was suspended from the Labour Party when he was arrested, however he remained a councillor as there was "no process in place" at Redbridge Council to remove him from office.

Streeting had called for his former assistant to resign, saying: "There are no excuses for his appalling behaviour. I am calling for him, again, to resign as a Redbridge councillor immediately."

A former senior aid of Health Secretary Wes Streeting has resigned from his role as a Redbridge councillor after being convicted of indecent exposure.

Announcing Gould's resignation, Redbridge Council's Labour leader Kam Rai said he was "relieved" and backed plans to empower local authorities to remove councillors who commit serious crimes.