Birmingham City Council's John Cotton insists he had 'no prior notice' of the authority's desperate situation.
Councillor John Cotton said he apologised for the "impact" the council's finances will have on citizensThe leader of Birmingham City Council has apologised to the people of the city and insisted he had "no prior notice" of its "bankruptcy" crisis.
He confirmed "all council activity" was being reviewed but pledged to protect "the things that matter most". He said he did not want to add to "the burdens of people in the city who have already been going through a cost of living crisis".Birmingham City Council is to stop all new spending, with the exception of money protecting vulnerable people and statutory serviceswhen the Section 114 was declared, but said he had "no prior notice" it was going to happen and took "immediate steps to grip the situation".
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