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The unitary council in south Essex became effectively bankrupt two years ago after it borrowed and invested hundreds of millions and racked up a £1.5bn debt.

He was not informed that the dealership was receiving commission of £1,650, which amounted to about 25% of the total he borrowed.

It was not until the following day that one of the team spotted the bright pink object - borrowed by the worker after he misplaced his own phone - frozen in the middle of the rink.

Susan Shelley, a spokesperson for the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, said the state has already borrowed billions and that now isn’t the time to add more debt given the deficit.

"We could have borrowed it like everybody else, but for some reason, we were sort of developing a criminal mentality," the 74-year-old said.