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Tower Hamlets Council has filed for judicial review at the High Court amid a row with ministers over who meets the cost of an investigation into allegations of fraud and mismanagement.
Lutfur Rahman, mayor of Tower Hamlets, wrote to the Communities and Local Government Secretary saying the council has filed papers seeking a judicial review.
Yesterday Mr Pickles told the deadline for a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers into Mr Rahman's administration was being extended because of delays caused by the council.