I absolutely agree. The Tory-controlled Local Government Association and Tory-controlled County Councils Network speak with one voice in the local government family, which is that local government is on its knees, our public services are struggling and local government cannot carry on if the cuts continue over the coming years. We know what is happening because it is happening today. Tory-controlled Surrey County Council, in one of the richest parts of the country, is complaining that it does not have enough money. If Surrey County Council has not got enough money, what hope have the Liverpools, the Tamesides and the Hulls of this world?
Local Authority Financial Sustainability: NAO Report
Proceeding contribution from
Andrew Gwynne
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 March 2018.
It occurred during Debate on Local Authority Financial Sustainability: NAO Report.
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