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Mayor and Labour leaders accused of staging ‘political theatre’ over council funding

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A rare public spat has erupted among Greater Manchester’s council leaders over the state of the region’s town hall finances.Bolton’s Tory leader David Greenhalgh accused his Labour colleagues of staging ‘political theatre’ at a special one-off combined authority meeting held to discuss cash shortfalls, suggesting Labour chiefs already knew ministers were planning further support.While backing calls for extra central government funding, he questioned whether the Greater Manchester Combined Authority - the body chaired by Andy Burnham - was itself doing enough help out councils using its existing reserves, also warning that it would need to re-order its own financial priorities against the backdrop of a recession.And he warned there is no.

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