A NORTHERN council slammed Housing Secretary Steve Reed today, accusing him of “arrogance, indifference and moral bankruptcy” in the face of children in social care.Labour council leader Pamela Hargreaves for Hartlepool said she was “furious and appalled” after meeting with the Cabinet minister last week.She accused the Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary of saying the government would not “reward councils for having high numbers of children in care.”

A NORTHERN council slammed Housing Secretary Steve Reed today, accusing him of “arrogance, indifference and moral bankruptcy” in the face of children in social care.

Labour council leader Pamela Hargreaves for Hartlepool said she was “furious and appalled” after meeting with the Cabinet minister last week.

She accused the Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary of saying the government would not “reward councils for having high numbers of children in care.”

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