A group of Solihull and Meriden Conservatives have taken the issue of local government funding all the way to the top. Over thirty local Conservatives delivered a letter of protest and a petition, campaigning for a Fair Deal for Solihull to Number 10 Downing Street.
Maggie Throup, Solihull’s Parliamentary Candidate and Caroline Spelman, MP for Meriden joined the delegation, demanding a better Government Grant for the borough of Solihull. The residents of Solihull will be receiving just £244 per head, compared to an average of £462 per head for other Metropolitan Councils. Birmingham will be receiving the astonishing figure of £582 per head.
Ms Throup commented: “The financial consequences of this decision are immediate and unavoidable. Solihull and Meriden Conservatives will continue to lobby for a Fair Deal 4 Solihull.”
Mrs Spelman added: “The borough of Solihull is not all leafy, healthy and wealthy. I have some of the most deprived wards in the country in my constituency. Residents across the whole borough are being penalised as a result of this poor Government settlement.”
