Member

I should note that I am a member of a structure called an independent panel; it was set up by the previous Government to keep an eye on Eastbourne Borough Council in reducing its debts. I am the least prestigious member of that panel: the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, is a member, as is Stephen Baker, a long-time chief executive of councils in East Anglia. We would like to come into the ministry, once the decision about reorganisation is known, and ask, “What have we to contribute here? How do we make this work?” Everything is hanging fire at the moment.