The Labour Run Council is still struggling to pay off a huge equal pay claim that dates back more than a decade ago. It has also had major issues with a new it system. Our Midlands Correspondent navteonhal is there. The pressure on the citys finances has been rising and rising. Europes biggest Local Authority is now in biggest Local Authority is now in big trouble. Its problems began more than a decade ago, when a Landmark Case was brought against the council, which led to it having to pay out more than £1 billion so far in equal pay claims to mostly female staff. But with the authoritys revenue budget, the money it spends on recurrent costs like wages, at £750 million, the announcement of this summer but it had up to £760 million still to find to settle the equal pay claims was a huge blow. And that is on top of the botched roll out of a new it system which has set up back and about £100 million. The City Council Leader who is currently abroad, he says, is part of a long standing
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
His plane crashed near moscow, his fate ensuring that the russian president s revenge wasnt even a dish that was eaten particularly cold. The war between ukraine and russia, though, where ukraines progress through russias ferocious systems of mines and anti tank defences has been slow and painful during the summer, continues to drag. The americans say ukraine has now started to make notable progress, but ukrainian manpower is being increasingly squeezed, and thats a growing problem. At the same time, russia has now had to impose strict daily limits on the amount of bullets and shells its forces can use. So, both sides are feeling the pinch. Weve been seeing some remarkable shifts over the summer altogether. Chinas economy has received a series of knocks, with exports significantly down. Bloomberg the American Financial and Media Conglomerate now says china will never be able to overtake the us economy. Xi jinpings system faces some difficult internal challenges, too. Hes tightening up
His plane crashed near moscow, his fate ensuring that the russian president s revenge wasnt even a dish that was eaten particularly cold. The war between ukraine and russia, though, where ukraines progress through russias ferocious systems of mines and anti tank defences has been slow and painful during the summer, continues to drag. The americans say ukraine has now started to make notable progress, but ukrainian manpower is being increasingly squeezed, and thats a growing problem. At the same time, russia has now had to impose strict daily limits on the amount of bullets and shells its forces can use. So, both sides are feeling the pinch. Weve been seeing some remarkable shifts over the summer altogether. Chinas economy has received a series of knocks, with exports significantly down. Bloomberg the American Financial and Media Conglomerate now says china will never be able to overtake the us economy. Xi jinpings system faces some difficult internal challenges, too. Hes tightening up
His plane crashed near moscow, his fate ensuring that the russian president s revenge wasnt even a dish that was eaten particularly cold. The war between ukraine and russia, though, where ukraines progress through russias ferocious systems of mines and anti tank defences has been slow and painful during the summer, continues to drag. The americans say ukraine has now started to make notable progress, but ukrainian manpower is being increasingly squeezed, and thats a growing problem. At the same time, russia has now had to impose strict daily limits on the amount of bullets and shells its forces can use. So, both sides are feeling the pinch. Weve been seeing some remarkable shifts over the summer altogether. Chinas economy has received a series of knocks, with exports significantly down. Bloomberg the American Financial and Media Conglomerate now says china will never be able to overtake the us economy. Xi jinpings system faces some difficult internal challenges, too. Hes tightening up