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WHITEHALL

Threat to privatise 'sloppy' election services

Birmingham's leader has reportedly threatened to privatise election services after ballot boxes went missing during recent polls.

Birmingham City Council leader, Mike Whitby, has reportedly threatened to privatise election services after two ballot boxes went missing during last month's election.

Cllr Whitby told the Birmingham Mail newspaper he was thinking of outsourcing the election service after the boxes went missing on election day for two-and-a-half hours, before being found with the seals broken.

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