Five cabinet ministers’ constituencies ‘least hit by council budget cuts’

Theresa May, Michael Gove and Jeremy Hunt among ministers whose areas escape brunt of austerity measures, analysis finds

The three councils that have suffered the least from cuts in George Osborne's controversial budget are represented by Tory cabinet ministers, a new analysis shows.

Wokingham, Surrey, and Windsor and Maidenhead have all seen the lowest cuts to their budgets despite being the three least deprived areas in the country. The areas cover the constituencies of five cabinet ministers: Theresa May, Jeremy Hunt, Chris Grayling, Philip Hammond and Michael Gove. The areas also received 33.5m in the transitional grant announced earlier in the year.

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It is disgraceful that the most deprived areas are bearing the brunt of the Tory government's cuts to local services