The Government has committed to consulting the sector over new powers of intervention in council finances.
Shadow levelling up minister Alex Norris raised concerns about a clause in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that would bestow ‘significant powers’ on the secretary of state to intervene in a local authority, including limiting borrowing and selling assets.
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