Communities secretary insists £300m government fund is not ‘political bung’ as Labour MPs criticise Tory rebels for dropping objection to cutsLabour MPs have expressed their fury after Tory rebels dropped their objections to council cuts because of a original £300m government fund to ease funding difficulties in mostly wealthy Conservative-race areas.
Greg Clark,the communities secretary, insisted the original cash was not a “political bung” to finish up to 30 Tories revolting against the local government settlement.
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Source: theguardian.com