The Labour Run Council is struggling to pay off a huge bill for equal pay claims that dates back more than a decade. It has also had major issues with a new it system. Our Midlands Correspondent navteonhal is there. The first thing to say is that the city council here has not stopped functioning, it has a legal duty to provide Certain Services and they will continue, but this is a signal to government ofjust how dire the financial situation is here, and admission that the council here cannot pay its bills. The people i have spoken to around birmingham say they are worried about what the future may hold. But for those who have been watching the saga closely, in some ways today has felt inevitable. The pressure on this citys finances has been rising and rising, and europes biggest local authority is now in big trouble. The news that their council is, in effect, declaring itself bankrupt has left many People Living in birmingham shocked and angry. Oh my god, ive never heard of such a thin
The head of this agency, Michelle Leonhart is here with us today. Giving her extended tenure at dea during the same timeframe of these abuses, we will have very direct questions for her. The administer was nominated by president bush in 2003 served as deputy administer as daa to begin serving as an acting administrator in 2007 and president bush nominated her to serve as administrator in 2008. She was nominated again by president obama and confirmed by the senate in 2010. The Inspector General reports and i quote, says that the dea supervisors treated alleged Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment as a local management or performance related issue come into school. It also finds it when the administrator learned about these allegations, or agency of posed extremely light penalties. For example, when she was informed about wild parties involving prostitutes, she counseled the regional director for failing to report the allegations, in the quote. That was it. Just counseling. No other t
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