Council leader David Mellen has accused the Conservative party of acting in their own interests as it emerged commissioners could be brought in by the government to intervene in the running of the authority. The council leader has apologised to the people of Nottingham for "mistakes made in the past" but, in a jaw-dropping statement, said he doesn't feel it is necessary to bring in commissioners.
Speaking after millions of pounds of taxpayers' money was 'misspent' or pumped into the doomed Robin Hood Energy company, Cllr Mellen still maintained that the misfortunes of the City Council were down to Conservative cuts, and that the decision to send commissioners in was effectively a distraction technique.
The authority is already being monitored by a Government-appointed board, chaired by Sir Tony Redmond, after the collapse of Robin Hood Energy in January 2020. In May this year, it was revealed that up to £40m from the council’s Housing Revenue Account had been misspent on the wrong services.
