Woking council declares bankruptcy with £1.2bn deficit

Woking council has declared it is effectively bankrupt after admitting a risky investment spree involving hotels and skyscrapers overseen by its former Conservative administration had left it facing a deficit of £1.2bn. The Surrey council, the most heavily indebted local authority in England, said…

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