Independent Alliance MP says “taxpayers deserve answers” following dodgy local closure by Labour council

Independent Alliance MP says “taxpayers deserve answers” following dodgy local closure by Labour council

Following a highly controversial Labour decision last year, Independent Alliance MP Iqbal Mohamed is backing a local campaign that’s demanding answers. Labour-run Kirklees Council controversially chose to close Dewsbury’s sports centre permanently in 2024. In one of England’s most deprived towns, this has had devastating consequences for children and people on low incomes. Campaigners now say there is “mounting anger at what many see as years of…