The heads of five councils facing bankruptcy are being paid more than the Prime Minister.
Some council fat cats are taking home nearly £100,000 more than Rishi Sunak‘s £167,39 salary – as Kent, Stoke-on-Trent, Southampton and Bradford all pay up despite facing financial chaos.
It comes as debt-ridden Birmingham council, the largest in Europe, faces a huge shortfall of £87million after it saw costs of its troubled Oracle IT system balloon from £13million to up to £100million.
On Tuesday, chiefs were forced to declare the council effectively bankrupt after also being hit by a £760million bill over equal pay claims.
But boss of the cash-strapped authority Deborah Cadman has received a pay-rise in the last year – taking home £244,820 in 2022/23, the Mirror reports.
