Martin Ford 25 May 2025

Call for Warrington officers' resignations

Conservatives in Warrington have called for senior officers to resign following the announcement of Government intervention at the council.

Ministers are to send a team of ministerial envoys to oversee the running of Warrington BC following a scathing Best Value inspection report earlier this month.

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