Whiteman criticises 'reckless' council

By Dan Peters | 19 October 2020

A council has been criticised for making the first dive into the swaps market decades after a scandal involving Hammersmith & Fulham LBC.

Plymouth City Council has bought an interest rate swap from Santander to try to protect its finances against a rise in borrowing costs.

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