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London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

Mayor criticises decision to send in commissioners

Government sent commissioners into debt-ridden Croydon council ahead of local elections; mayor calls move politically motivated and calls for a partial bailout.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

Council looks to declare 'financial emergency'

Shropshire Council will declare a financial emergency as it faces a forecasted £35.169m overspend, requiring urgent spending cuts and a recovery board.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

English councils pay private landlords millions in incentives to house homeless families

Councils across England are paying millions in one-off incentives to private landlords to house homeless families, increasing sharply and worsening already strained local authority budgets.
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