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Dan Peters 09 January 2026

'High probability' section 114 warning for Starmer

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North Somerset Council's leader has warned Prime Minister Keir Starmer there is a ‘high probability' of the authority issuing a section 114 notice this year.

In a letter to Starmer, Mike Bell said there was a risk of the council failing to meet its statutory duties, as well as ‘widespread' insolvency across the sector.

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