A quarter of households in Kirklees that are eligible for a £150 payment as part of the Government’s Council Tax Energy Rebate scheme have still not been paid, according to council bosses.
Plan to introduce committee system to end one-party stranglehold on Kirklees Council
Labour’s grip on power in Kirklees could fade if politicians opt to introduce a committee system to make key decisions.
Sunday, 23rd May 2021, 8:00 am
Councillors sit socially distanced at the first in-person meeting of Kirklees Council in 2021 where opposition groups voted to start the process to introduce a committee system
That would mean the end of the current leader and cabinet system which, in recent years, has been entirely made up of senior Labour councillors as the party controlled the council.
But a joint party motion to explore a committee system – presented by the Liberal Democrats – has found favour with all opposition groups.