Labour councillors voted through a package of allowance increases for themselves worth an extra £130,000 every year. At a time when Labour are forcing schools to close due to financial pressures, this decision is nothing short of disgraceful.
The biggest rises will go to the Labour Deputy Mayor, who awarded himself an 85% pay increase of more than £6,000, and Labour Cabinet Members, who handed themselves nearly £8,000 extra each – a 235% rise.
We are trying to get this decision reversed -