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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

What might Birmingham city council be forced to sell to pay its bills?

The Library of Birmingham was opened in 2013 and cost £189m.
The Library of Birmingham was opened in 2013 and cost £189m. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

As government commissioners are sent to run Birmingham city council as it embarks on the challenge of pulling itself back from the financial brink, speculation is growing about which council assets could be at risk.

Back in 2015 the local authority sold the NEC Group, which includes the National Exhibition Centre, International Convention Centre, Utilita and Resorts World Arena, for £307m to help fund its equal pay claim bill, which has only continued to rise since.

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