Andy Burnham’s government is taking money from well-run councils in Conservative and Liberal Democrat areas and handing it to Labour-controlled town halls, new figures show. Prudent councils lose almost £500m while Labour strongholds, including bankrupt Birmingham, pocket £1.6bn. A Telegraph analysis of House of Commons data found that councils where Conservatives or Lib Dems are … Continue reading Burnham’s council cash grab: Tory and Lib Dem towns pay the price for Labour’s heartlands