In Parliament today Andy Carter Warrington South MP raised his concerns with the Local Government Minister about the level of openness and transparency around decisions taken at Warrington Borough Council.
Having borrowed more than £1.8bn to invest in commercial businesses, Warrington Labour has reduced the Governance and Scrutiny by axing opposition members from the audit committee, that holds the leadership to account.
Despite promising to recruit independent members with business experience they’ve failed to make good on their promises and have a system which is lacking in its ability to challenge effectively.
Raising the issue in Parliament he said:
Local council taxpayers, in Warrington quite rightly expect high levels of governance and transparency when councillors are using public money to invest in commercial businesses, which carries high level of risk.
The decision by Labour-run Warrington Borough Council to reduce the number of opposition councillors on their audit committee flies in the face of good governance and questions need to be asked how they're managing their £1.8bn debt.
