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The mayor has proposed raising taxes for higher earners and increasing borrowing to build council houses as he called for the government to "get beyond this thing of being in hock to the bond markets".

But in recent weeks ministers have warmed to the idea, as they have come under increasing pressure to tackle illegal migration.

He said the decline in pupils meant the per-pupil basis was no longer a good reflection of whether funding was increasing or decreasing.

Cipongkor is where the first suspected case of this week's mass poisoning occurred on Monday – with the number of victims quickly increasing to some 475 students.

"Timber harvesting and transport will allow us to restructure Uswayford, increasing biodiversity by creating open habitats, restoring peatlands and planting of a wider mix of tree species."