A COUNCILLOR erupted in anger after seeing MP Caroline Lucas's name on a children's display in a parade through Brighton.

The Green MP for Brighton Pavilion was used as inspiration for a display about the environment by Coombe Road Primary School in the Children’s Parade on Saturday, which kicked off the Brighton Festival.

But the move did not go down well with Tory councillor Ken Norman, who went on a tirade branding the decision appalling and disgraceful and demanded an apology from both the school and MP.

He was not at the parade but vented his anger on Twitter.

He then contacted The Argus and wrongly accused Ms Lucas of persuading the school to promote her in the parade.

He said: “I have already made a number of condemning tweets as I see this as totally inappropriate behaviour.

“I know that the school itself must take some of the blame for letting this political statement to happen and I hope I never live to see such inappropriate behaviour from anybody in the future.

“Surely there must be a place for an absolute apology but unfortunately the deed has been done.”

The Children's Parade saw 5,000 youngsters from 67 schools and community groups take part with 20,000 in attendance in total.

This year’s theme was Brighton Celebrates, and it saw three Fatboy Slims, a dancing Disco Pete, Prince Regent on his throne, Duke of York’s Cinema, the Palace Pier, Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell, David Bowie, beach huts, afternoon tea at The Grand and dozens of other iconic Brighton figures and landmarks.

Earlier in the day, the solitary Green MP had tweeted a picture of herself with the float in the background.

She said: “Represented in the Children’s Parade - I can die happy now.

“Thanks so much to Coombe Road for amazing work.”

It was this photo that alerted the Withdean Ward councillor, who lambasted the idea online calling it a political move.

The school in Milner Road, Brighton, did not comment yesterday, but a spokesman for Ms Lucas said: “Ken Norman has misjudged the spirit of the festival.

“The depiction was celebrating environmental campaigning and had no Green Party logo.

“Of course Caroline had nothing to do with the school's project - it was entirely of their own making.”