Speaking in Dudley, the Labour leader introduced his party’s campaign for the May 2 local elections, which will take place against the backdrop of a dire financial situation for councils around the nation.
The Local Government Association, which represents local authorities, has stated that there would be a £4 billion budget shortage over the next two years, and one in five council chiefs have stated that they believe it is possible or fairly likely that they will file for bankruptcy over the next 15 months.
To the question of whether he would “commit that money” posed by News political editor Beth Rigby, Sir Keir responded, “Councils of all political stripes are struggling with the lack of funding they’ve had over a prolonged period of time.”
We will take the necessary steps to change it.
He suggested that financing settlement arrangements may be changed to assist councils, even though he did not guarantee additional funds. He claimed that one-year settlements had been bad for local budgets.
