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Havering has seen a 2,028 increase in the number of school places required from 2018/19 to 2023/4.

Havering Council said it was lobbying the government for more funding to help it meet demand.

Another east London council, Havering, has also overspent by £6m on housing homeless families and is putting its council tax up by 5%.

Council leader Ray Morgon from the Havering Residents Association party says libraries have had to close because of spiralling costs.

Havering council is planning to install 18 modular homes to be used as temporary accommodation, while it builds new homes on the same site.