BBC UK
•82% Informative
Birmingham City Council is braced for intervention by the government after declaring itself bankrupt.
The authority is facing the prospect of a Â760 m bill to settle equal pay claims.
It has already paid out more than Â1bn in compensation to underpaid, mainly female workers.
Ex-worker Sally Maybury questioned why the local authority had not acted sooner.
VR Score
85
Informative language
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English
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41
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Source diversity
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