102,289 jobs will be lost at 131 councils across Britain

A union is claiming over 100,000 jobs in local councils are under threat, as the Prime Minister hosts a jobs summit at Downing YAHOONEWSGLOBALS.financeQuotesURL = 'uk.api.news.yahoo.com-';

The GMB union says 102,289 jobs will be lost at 131 councils across Britain.

It says that in nearly all those councils a 90 day consultation period is underway on how to deal with the losses.

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