Wandsworth council tax row: Kemi Badenoch instructs lawyers to challenge cuts to Tory-run London council

Wandsworth council tax row: Kemi Badenoch instructs lawyers to challenge cuts to Tory-run London council

‘I think it is outrageous that Wandsworth Council is having to put up council tax. But they’re not doing it because they want to’ - Kemi Badenoch

18 Sept, 06:35

Badenoch brings in lawyers over Tory-run borough's 94% council tax hike

A row is growing over Wandsworth Council's rise, which the local authority is blaming on government funding cuts.

17 Sept, 23:57

Tory council's 94% tax hike in chaos as Kemi Badenoch orders lawyers to challenge Labour cuts that led to raid

Kemi Badenoch has ordered lawyers to challenge Labour cuts after a Conservative London council raised its council tax by a staggering 94 per cent. Wandsworth Council has had 40 per cent of its funding taken away by central Government, with the Tory leader accusing Andy Burnham of deliberately taking money from areas that do not vote for Labour. Appearing on BBC Newsnight, she said it was not fair that Wandsworth wa…

18 Sept, 03:05

Kemi Badenoch orders lawyers to challenge Labour cuts which Tory-run council says has forced it to hike council tax by 94 per cent

The Tory leader said it was 'outrageous' that the amount was increasing so much but said it was due to 40 per cent cuts to their funding by Labour.

18 Sept, 00:08