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Plea for Rayner to write off £5.7bn Surrey debt ahead of reorganisation

The Government should write off the £5.7bn of debt facing Surrey’s districts to facilitate reorganisation, council leaders have urged.

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By Dan Peters | 13 February 2025
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner at the devolution White Paper launch © PA Images/Alamy Stock Photo

The Government should write off the £5.7bn of debt facing Surrey's districts to facilitate reorganisation, council leaders have urged.

 

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