Dan Peters 05 February 2026

Cross-party talks after Bedford budget rejected

Cross-party talks after Bedford budget rejected image
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The leader of Bedford BC's Conservative minority administration has pledged to ‘keep working with other parties' after its ‘sound' budget was rejected.

Speaking to The MJ after the late-night meeting, Graeme Coombes, said Bedford had historically kept council tax low, which was now causing financial problems.

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