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Originally Posted by Livia

Local councils are part-funded by local government. It's not likely a Conservative government would have much of a say in how a Labour council is run.

They absolutely can, I refer you back to the times of Maggie Thatcher if you are in any doubt, and what she did to sort out issues of the day at that time.

Councils are not beyond the law by any means, their revenue raising capability is granted by central government, and without that power, they can't run