Government demands ‘urgent update’ on city council’s finances
The has demanded an "urgent update" from the chairman of the Birmingham Independent Improvement Panel in an email sent on the day of Birmingham City Council leader's resignation.
Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, was responding to an update from John Crabtree about improvements in the city council's governance, sent on August 4.
Since then the industrial action by binmen has caused huge problems for the council, putting its political and administrative leaders under scrutiny and pressure.
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