English councils set for £1bn bailout as costs of Covid-19 hit them hard

Some authorities on brink of insolvency due to cashflow problems caused by lockdown

Ministers are preparing a £1bn bailout to prevent a number of English councils from collapsing into insolvency as a result of huge cashflow problems caused by the coronavirus lockdown.

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