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Government faces possible legal challenge over funding cuts

The Conservative Party has instructed lawyers to look into mounting a legal challenge over cuts to council funding.

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By Martin Ford | 18 September 2026
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The Conservative Party has instructed lawyers to look into mounting a legal challenge over cuts to council funding.

Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch said she is taking legal advice after Tory-run Wandsworth LBC spoke out about its funding.

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