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By Jessica Frank-Keyes Dozens of Tory MPs have written to Rishi Sunak demanding “emergency” funding for councils which they say are facing cash pressures “like never before” amid an election year. The 44 Conservative MPs – including seven former cabinet ministers – have urged the Prime Minister to step in to help local authorities with a brewing financial crisis. Some councils face financial insolvency and risk being unable to deliver a balanced budget in 2024-25, MPs have warned Sunak and levelling up secretary Michael Gove. Signatories include former immigration minister Robert Jenrick, form…

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