Following news that Wirral Council has been taken out of ‘special measures’, the Leader of the Borough’s Conservative Councillors has called for the Council to focus on services and improvements for residents and businesses.
Councillor Jeff Green said: “These kind of internal council matters can sometimes seem a bit remote to taxpayers and residents of Wirral but the £12.4m we secured from the Government, in return for significant changes by the Council, means some of the services people rely on have been protected and secured for the future.
“Today’s news means that the Council is no longer the basket case it had become under previous administrations. We have avoided the bankruptcy we have seen in Birmingham or the scandals in Liverpool.
“However, while Wirral Council is no longer in ‘special measures’, we have still some way to go to stop the bonkers stuff and tackle the issues that affect people in all parts of our Borough. If we’re not tackling those issues, then the council will be failing in its primary duty.
“In the meantime, I would like to thank the Panel for the challenge, the robust questioning and support they have given all of us. As they say, the political leadership has improved and, by working together on those issues of mutual concern, the two largest parties can start to get results, as we have seen with Hoylake beach.”
