Bin collections under threat in some London boroughs from town hall funding cuts, warn business leaders

Bin collections in London risk being cut back as Government funding for some councils is reduced under controversial reforms, business leaders are warning.

They have written to Business Secretary Peter Kyle urging him to intervene to lessen the blow to town halls in the capital.

Ministers are changing the way funding is allocated in a move which is set to funnel more money to the North and Midlands.

The reforms, set to come in next April, are expected to particularly hit councils in central London which have kept council tax low, a few in outer London, and town halls in the wider South East.

The letter to Mr Kyle, organised by business group BusinessLdn, stressed: “Boroughs will of course prioritise their statutory responsibility to protect their most vulnerable residents, inc