Michael Gove has been slammed by Wirral MPs amid claims his government’s cuts have “decimated” services in the borough.
Mr Gove met all four Wirral MPs yesterday to discuss the £20m worth of cuts Wirral Council has been forced to make this year. The council passed a budget which withdrew funding from Woodchurch Leisure Centre, nine libraries, two public golf courses and more on February 28.
Mr Gove, the government’s secretary for levelling up, housing and communities, was told the cuts will “devastate the life chances” of Wirral residents and hit the poorest and most vulnerable hardest. They thought the government should accept responsibility for a “crisis of its own making”, adding that since 2010, the council has lost more than £220m in direct government grants.
