Sunak’s Hometown Among Councils Seeking Help to Avert Bankruptcy
- Councils in Southampton and Somerset ask for financial support
- Crisis in UK councils risks dealing blow to Tory election odds
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s hometown is among a fresh wave of UK town halls seeking government approval for emergency financial support in a last-ditch bid to avoid bankruptcy.
Southampton City Council applied to the government for “exceptional financial support” last week, a move that could buy it more time to avert the bankruptcies that caused crises at Birmingham, Nottingham and Woking, a person familiar with the matter said.