“Weak leadership” that was ‘wholly unacceptable’ forced the Conservative government to send in commissioners to Liverpool Council according to a senior minister.
Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Levelling Up and Communities, told delegates at the Local Government Association (LGA) Conference in Harrogate, that the government had to take action when councils “do fall short”. Citing Liverpool as a “high profile instance”, Mr Gove said the widely documented failings at the Town Hall prompted a response from Whitehall.
Referencing Liverpool alongside Slough, Mr Gove said: “In both there’s the common thread of weak leadership. I’m sure, like me, you find these failings wholly unacceptable.
