English councils to get extra £600m funding to ease soaring costs

The additional £500m for social care and £100m in grants follows Tory MPs’ demands for more funds to prevent cuts to servicesUK politics live – latest updatesCouncils in England are to be handed an extra £600m in funding to tackle the worsening financial crises at town halls across the country, after Tory MPs threatened Rishi Sunak with a fresh Commons rebellion.Revisiting the funding plans for local government in a highly unusual step, the levelling up secretary, M