Council funding: Local communities are bearing the brunt of Conservative neglect

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to the government's announcement of a funding package for local councils, Liberal Democrat Communities, Housing and Local Government spokesperson, Helen Morgan MP said: 

"This sticking plaster settlement is far too little, far too late. Councils everywhere have been crying out for years about the state of their finances but the Government has repeatedly ignored them.

"It is local communities who are bearing the brunt of this neglect. Much-loved community services have fallen by the wayside because of Conservative Ministers’ underfunding of local authorities.

"This announcement will do nothing to bring services back or cover up the Government's utter failure to ensure the councils we rely on are properly funded."

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