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‘Betrayed’: 21 Hartlepool councillors threaten to quit Labour over care budget
Politics•February 17, 2026 at 11:48 AMNational

‘Betrayed’: 21 Hartlepool councillors threaten to quit Labour over care budget

By Josh Halliday North of England editor•The Guardian - UK News

Exclusive: Council in one of England’s poorest areas says it needs urgent help with ballooning children’s social care billKeir Starmer is facing a mass resignation of Labour councillors in one of England’s poorest areas over a “betrayal” of funding for children in care.Labour councillors in Hartlepool, County Durham, said they were “between despair and open revolt” over an “unfair” cash settlement that would leave them unable to balance the books. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Council in one of England’s poorest areas says it needs urgent help with ballooning children’s social care bill

Keir Starmer is facing a mass resignation of Labour councillors in one of England’s poorest areas over a “betrayal” of funding for children in care.

Labour councillors in Hartlepool, County Durham, said they were “between despair and open revolt” over an “unfair” cash settlement that would leave them unable to balance the books.

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