In the midst of the Brexit chaos that is dominating Parliament this week, I challenged the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the appalling cuts to the funding for our local councils which we have seen as a result of Tory austerity over the past eight years.

There is grave concern that the Tories are planning to use their so-called 'fair funding review' of council funding to take even more money away from London councils - the Secretary of State provided no comfort in answering my question.