Gove announces intervention into 'bankrupt' Birmingham City Council
Tuesday, 19 September 2023 Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has announced he will appoint commissioners to take over Birmingham City Council and launch a local inquiry into the authority after it declared itself effectively bankrupt.
Michael Gove’s flagship Renters Reform Bill is debated in the Commons as charities including Shelter pull their support, describing it as a failure. The housing secretary promises ''We can have section 21 ended before the general election.'' Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Communities Secretary Michael Gove brands the management of Thames Water a “disgrace”, insisting they should “carry the can” for any future investment, instead of consumers. Bosses at the company have admitted the firm could face the risk of emergency nationalisation as its funding crisis deepened – after shareholders refused to give the troubled utility giant extra cash. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
As Birmingham council declares itself 'effectively bankrupt', Councillor Shaun Davies tells Tonight with Andrew Marr that a number of councils are on the brink of the same financial..
Birmingham, the UK's second-largest city, has found itself on the brink of financial collapse. The Birmingham city council has effectively declared bankruptcy, shutting down all nonessential..
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
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