Responding to the news that the Council faces over £650 million financial black hole due to equal pay claims, Green Party Group Leader Julien Pritchard said:
“This news is utterly staggering. It will be absolutely gutting and extremely worrying for anyone reliant on vital Council services.
“The residents of Birmingham are now suffering a double whammy of cruelty from Tory austerity cuts and incompetent handling of this crisis by this Labour administration.
“The scale of this crisis is truly astounding. If the Council was being run properly then this would never have happened. Ordinary Brummies should not have to pay for this crisis.
“In future budget decisions, the Council must prioritise improving its appalling housing standards, protecting services for residents and communities who are most in need, and ensure it lives up to its commitments to tackling the climate emergency and cost-of-living crisis.”