Furious councillors have given passionate speeches blasting the disgraced councillors they say have brought shame to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC).

Alan Feeney, Chris Whelan and Jamie Campbell all resigned before the screening of the ITV documentary 'Undercover: A Year in Reform' on October 18.

In undercover footage all three were caught making racist comments while Mr Whelan was also filmed making misogynistic comments to undercover reporters.

At the emergency full council meeting on October 19 councillors from across the chamber spoke on a motion saying the three had not been fit to represent SMBC and to fill the roles they had held.

At the start of the meeting mayor Cllr Sardul Marwa said: "We must stand together against racism, religious hatred, misogyny and all forms of discrimination."

Introducing the motion Conservative council leader Karen Grinsell said: "I have been contacted by a number of residents disgusted by the behaviour and I share those feelings.

"This isn't the council we should be. This is not what Solihull residents expect.

"It does not represent Solihull as a borough."

Green Party councillor Shahin Ashraf, the first person from an ethnic minority group to become Solihull mayor, said: "I have been called a parasite.

"I have served this borough as its mayor. We are not a problem to be solved.

"We are integrated, we are part of this place.

"When people elected in this chamber are recorded encouraging hatred against their neighbours, it does not stay on a recording – it tells families like mine we are not wanted.

"Let this council show hatred will never speak for Solihull. We are here, this is home and we are not going anywhere."

Deputy leader of the council Cllr Heather Delaney said: "Hatred has no place in Solihull, hatred of any form.

"The behaviour we have seen does not reflect the Solihull we know, the Solihull we love and the values Solihull stands for."

Green Party councillor Alison Wilson said the comments of the three had been "hurtful" and "incredibly disgusting".

Reform UK councillor Prish Sharma said: "Let me be absolutely clear, racism has no place in our country and no place in Solihull.

"Individuals expressed racist and discriminatory views, they deserve to be condemned. There can be no excuses, no justification."

Liberal Democrat councillor James Bradley said: "I'm really unsettled by the comments shown in the investigation.

"As councillors we are public servants and we serve our residents. For a councillor to make racist comments about the very people they are elected to represent – it's reprehensible."

Conservative councillor Hitesh Bikumulla said: "As someone of Indian ethnicity with brown skin who is now proudly serving, I find comments suggesting that there should be no more than one percent non white people deeply concerning.

"Every resident deserves to feel welcome, feel they belong."

Liberal Democrat councillor Laura McCarthy said: "The residents of Solihull are furious.

"I'm thoroughly disgusted by the sheer disgrace brought on this chamber by the actions of Reform councillors.

"I'm angry at the damage this council's reputation has suffered over the past week because of their actions. Our residents deserve better than this utter disgrace."

Liberal Democrat group leader Cllr Ade Adeyemo said: "Normally when Solihull is in the news we are very happy to see our borough mentioned.

"We are usually named as one of the best places to live in the country, and we still are.

"Solihull does deserve better. It's time for the people of Solihull to rise up and say this is not who we are.

"We are much better than that and Solihull is much better than that."

Green Party councillor Max McLoughlin said: "It took a television investigation to bring us here, next time it should not.

"We said we move from words to actions, tonight we do that together."

The motion was unanimously approved by all councillors.

One of the roles replaced was deputy mayor, which had been held previously by Mr Feeney.

In her acceptance speech after being appointed Cllr Annette Mackenzie described it as a "very difficult and challenging time for Solihull Council".

"I understand the importance of this civic role and the responsibility we hold towards all people and communities we represent," the councillor said,

"I believe difficult times also present an opportunity to reflect, learn and move forward together."