Leads are they going to be telling us about. , ~ y. ,. Lets get more on Birmingham City council, europes biggest local authority, effectively filing for bankruptcy. It has issued a section 4 notice, which prevents all but essential spending. Earlier this year, the council began talks with the government after revealing it was struggling with outgoings including equal pay claims and the implementation of a new it system. This is what the deputy head of the council, Sharon Thompson had to say earlier today. As you all now know, the section 151 office of Fiona Greenway has formally issued a section 4 notice to the government, advising that the council is unable to close its budget gap in the year ahead. As a consequence, some reports scheduled for this meeting today have been deferred, or will be deferred, but i want to stress that despite the significant challenges that we face, we will prioritise Core Services that our residents rely on. We can speak now to stuart hoddinott, a Senior Re