Conservative councillors were accused of “absolute hypocrisy” as they voted against a proposed budget at a fiery Wirral Council meeting.
Councillors from all political parties were debating whether to agree a budget put forward by Labour, Wirral’s largest party with support from the Greens and Liberal Democrats.
The budget scrapped proposals to close nine libraries, three playgroups, cut back maintenance of parks and street cleaning, as well as reduce some services to a minimum.
