Cumbria County Council agree £24m cuts
Councillors voted on a raft of cuts in order to save £24 million this year.
The Council has to save nearly £90 million over three years due to cuts in central government funding.
Cllr Jo Stephenson: 'No-one enters politics hoping to make cuts'
Jo Stephenson, Leader of the Lib Dem group which is in coalition with the Labour group, recommends the budget be passed saying:
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