Thurrock Council: 'Systemic weaknesses' led to £1.3bn debt
A long-awaited report says there were "systemic weaknesses" at debt-ridden Thurrock Council.
Source: bbc.co.uk
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Colchester: Power-sharing ends between Labour and Lib Dems
The Lib Dems will run an Essex council as a minority administration after failed talks with Labour.
Source: bbc.co.uk
BBCNEWS Breakfast June 4, 2024 05:32:00
The essex city had been run by a labour—led coalition for the past four years but voters changed that in yesterday's local election. 0ur reporter simon dedman has more. well, the conservatives had a dreadful set of local elections around london. but here in southend, they gained one seat, which has meant that they've been able to take this finely—balanced council off labour, who were running it as a coalition for the last four years. so this is one bit of good news for the conservatives in what was otherwise a pretty dreadful set of local elections. for the first time in a decade, tate bri...
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Local elections 2023: Conservatives lose control of Brentwood Council
"We've got to take it on the chin," says Thurrock Conservative MP Jackie Doyle-Price.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Wethersfield: Court told housing migrants at airfield not justified
A council in Essex is challenging the government's policy on asylum seekers in the High Court.
Source: bbc.co.uk