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Simon Clarke: councils need to ‘prioritise’ spending to deliver core services

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Local authorities will need to “prioritise” spending to deliver core public services due to rising inflation, the chief secretary to the Treasury has warned.

A large cohort of CFOs have been put back into a “washing machine of turmoil” following the government’s decision to pause and review local government reorganisation (LGR).

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