Labour Cancels Inquiry Into Birmingham Council’s Financial Mismanagement – Guido Fawkes

Labour Cancels Inquiry Into Birmingham Council’s Financial Mismanagement

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Latest developments in Birmingham have the beleaguered Labour-run council getting let off the hook by central government. It’s not just the rape gang inquiries that are being quietly dropped…

Back in April last year Michael Gove announced a statutory inquiry under the Local Government Act into the council’s financial mismanagement, including failing to roll out an IT system in a debacle that auditors said would set taxpayers back “at least £90 million in excess of the original budget.“ Labour thinks that’s not worth it anymore…

LocalGov reports that “Angela Rayner has dropped government plans for a statutory inquiry that would have investigated Labour-run Birmingham City Council’s failed rollout of an IT system… a council insider confirmed this would no longer go ahead.“ Under the carpet it goes – along with the bins…