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Llewelyn, A. (2026, September 17). Badenoch has ‘instructed lawyers’ to challenge cuts to Tory-run London council. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/kemi-badenoch-labour-wandsworth-council-andy-burnham-london-b1297422.html
Llewelyn, Abbie. “Badenoch has ‘instructed lawyers’ to challenge cuts to Tory-run London council.” Evening Standard, 17 Sept. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/kemi-badenoch-labour-wandsworth-council-andy-burnham-london-b1297422.html.
Llewelyn, Abbie. “Badenoch has ‘instructed lawyers’ to challenge cuts to Tory-run London council.” Evening Standard, September 17, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/kemi-badenoch-labour-wandsworth-council-andy-burnham-london-b1297422.html.
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Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, instructed lawyers to challenge government funding cuts that Tory-run Wandsworth Council claims forced them to hike council tax by 94%. The council argues this dramatic increase is due to a 40% reduction in their funding by Labour. Badenoch called the proposed rise "outrageous" and accused Labour of redistributing funds from non-Labour areas, which she deemed unfair. Currently, an average Band D property in Wandsworth pays about £1,000 annually but faces a new charge of £958, nearly doubling the total bill to over £1,900. The government insists it needs to realign funding to better serve areas with higher needs, while critics see this as political maneuvering by Labour to benefit their base.
