People employ social distancing as they queue for a bakery in Birmingham city centre in central England on the morning of March 21, 2020. Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images
Birmingham City Council has declared itself effectively bankrupt after it failed to settle a £760 million bill on equal pay claims.
The council has issued a Section 114 notice, announcing that all new spending, with the exception of protecting vulnerable people and statutory services, will stop.
Evgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of international stories, with a particular interest in foreign policy, economy, and UK politics.
