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To keep up with Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here A furious councillor claims it is an ‘absolute scandal’ his authority is facing a £22m blackhole after more than a decade of austerity.

Councillor Liam O’Rourke launched a scathing attack on the government after Rochdale council bosses were presented with a ‘worrying’ budget update.

Head of Finance Julie Murphy told a cabinet meeting the council was looking at a ‘budget gap’ of £22m between now and 2025. READ MORE: Children suffer 'repeated cycles' of domestic abuse despite service improvements Bosses are not proposing to make any cuts in 2022/23, but will instead use reserves to ‘smooth over’ any short term deficits.

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