A TaxPayers' Alliance investigation has revealed that Birmingham City Council has spent £416,539.10 on pest control 2024/25. The council declared that they would not be processing complaints during the industrial action; however, from January to April, they received 11,365 formal complaints, responding to only 2,892.
Speaking to The Spectator, which published these findings, our investigations campaign manager, Joanna Marchong said:
"Families in Birmingham will be appalled by the council's blatant disregard for their health and safety.
"Birmingham council is forking out hundreds of thousands of pounds on pest control whilst branding residents living amongst filth as 'tolerable'.
"After years of mismanagement, council leaders must focus on tackling bureaucratic waste so that they can get basic service delivery back on track for taxpayers"
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