councillor tahir malik said he regretted his actions and believed it was in the town's best interests was pictured with two other councillors at an outdoor party with his mask hanging below his face. bbc look east's reporter sam read has been following the story, and we can speak to him now. sam, just tell us a bit more about just what happened. this was a party, but it was all about the context where it was happening, because luton had the highest rates of coronavirus in southern england at the time, when pools, swimming pools could open at that time, they could not. this film emerges which shows three labour councillors from luton council, at a gathering, bridging those rules. at the time, all of the three councillors apologised, and the mayor tahir malik said the disciplinary process is to come through initially, but tonight he says, after talking to his family, he says it is the time to step down. he has apologised again. he says there were no excuses and others should learn from all of this. we have also had a state from the leader of luton council —— a statement. she says he has