Michael Gove to appoint commissioners to run Birmingham city council
by Kiran Stacey Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6ETYR)
Housing secretary's move will provide financial and management oversight at local authority, which is in effect bankrupt
Michael Gove will this week announce the appointment of commissioners to take over the day-to-day running of Birmingham city council after the local authority effectively declared itself bankrupt.
The housing secretary's announcement, which could come as soon as Tuesday, will mean that the commissioners oversee the council's financial decisions and management appointments.
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