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Hundreds of jobs set to be cut at Birmingham City Council
Victoria Square, Birmingham, September 20, 2023

UNIONS lashed out at Birmingham City Council bosses today for dragging their feet in revealing plans to slash hundreds of jobs.

A council spokesperson announced on Tuesday that up to 600 posts could face the axe.

It comes after the council, the largest local authority in Europe, was issued a section 114 notice and forced to declare effective bankruptcy in September.

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