Conservative opposition leader Robert Alden said: “Labour’s salami slicing has both driven services into the ground and failed to make the necessary savings or transform the council into a modern institution fit for purpose.
“This abject failure has been driven at every instance by the failure of the Labour leadership in Birmingham”.
Leader of Birmingham City Council, Labour’s John Cotton, said there was much more to do to ensure the authority became financially sustainable, but that progress was being made.
“We continue to engage constructively with the new government,” he said.
Mr Cotton added: “It remains clear that the pace of change must further increase, as further savings are identified, and we transform services.
“Our…
