cent. Thirty one Labour councillors A budget by Labour right winger Allan Wood which involved cuts larger than those proposed by the Liberals and aimed at crippling equa. opportunities policy, the police HO HLO SIES commicc campaign units was defeated by an ammendment which set the rate. It called on the policy resources committee to draw up a budget to put to a council meeting not later than the end of the first week in May.
This removed the imManchester City council met on Sunday 6 March and agreed to set a rate, with an increase of six per once again deserted party policy and voted with Liberals for a Tory resolution to set a rate. Earlier 22 of those councillors had called a council meeting to do just this. Although 45 councillors remained loyal to party policy, the budget was passed with a majority of mediate threat of the right wing voting through a cuts budget. It was argued for in terms of no cuts and no rent or rate rises above the rate of inflation.
Mark Hackett, member of the city party executive which was present the council Cianoe in order discuss tactics with the Labour group, said of the meeting, *The decision of the right wing to vote with the lories and Liberals to set a rate was a betrayal of working people of Man chester need the f7 billion stolen from the city by the government since 1979. reduces the pressure on Patrick Jenkin, endangers CROSC CouTCuS. SUCE Hackney who Jenkin's firing line 'A united front would have made it impossib le for the government to administer all the cities and boroughs refusing to cowith OoCLaLt TaLC cap ing agi satineae defeat the rate issue, many in the council the will be pushing for deficit budget. In the meantime, City con SULUCCa veidca in demanding the resignation ot the 31 scab coun cillors.