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Hillingdon Council is under fire after receiving a government Best Value Notice, signaling serious concerns over its financial management and service delivery — with auditors labeling its position “critical” and nearly $600,000 projected overspend. Having exhausted nearly all of its $150 million emergency funding, the council now faces mandatory quarterly reporting for a year, with looming intervention if progress stalls. The local MP slammed the situation as a disgrace, accusing the council of mismanaging taxpayer money. Council leaders admit the strain but insist daily services won’t be affected and they’re committed to working with the government for long-term stability. Meanwhile, Newham — which already had its Best Value Notice extended — is making progress but still faces early-stage reforms. The growing number of London boroughs needing such intervention points to a wider financial crisis gripping the capital’s local governments.

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