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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Colin Drury

Partygate council boss now earned more while on discretionary leave than most Brits earn in year

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A council boss who threw a lockdown-breaking party has now been paid more while absent from work under investigation than the average Brit takes home in an entire year.

Kate Josephs – who leads cash-strapped Sheffield City Council – has been on discretionary leave for nine weeks after it was revealed she hosted a drinks gathering for up to 40 people in Whitehall in December 200.

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