Hampshire County Council responds to high pay accusations

Leader of Hampshire County Council Ken Thornber defends the authority's wage bill Credit: Hampshire County Council

The Leader of Hampshire County Council, Councillor Ken Thornber has responded to accusations that some of his staff are paid too much. Hampshire County Council comes ninth in a table from the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) of local authorities with the most staff on salaries of more than £50,000. The TPA said that councils must look at their wage bills as part of their spending cuts.