Red Wall MPs 'fuming' over levelling up funding Article from HugoGye for theipaper
In the second round of the fund, North-West England received more money than any other area while Wales was the biggest beneficiary per head of population. But South-East England gained more than Yorkshire, the North-East or the West Midlands, while London also benefited from an increase in funding.of Richmond was being given a grant, saying: “Actually the criteria that we use is very transparent.” The Government has insisted that civil servants rather than ministers chose all the winning bids.
In the House of Commons, a number of Conservative MPs complained about the funding process. Keighley’s Robbie Moore said it was “incredibly disappointing” his area had not been successful and Stroud’s Siobhan Baillie said her local council had “worked really hard”. The Prime Minister endured a barrage of criticism as he launched a quickfire tour of the UK and despatched his ministers to talk up the Levelling Up Fund. Mr Sunak visited Accrington, Morecambe and Hartlepool to promote the funding each town is in line for – using a private jet to get between the three areas and back to 10 Downing Street in a day.
He then had to issue an embarrassing apology for putting out a video that showed him travelling in the back seat of a car without a seatbelt, which can carry a fine of up to £500. A spokesman said: “That was a brief error of judgement. The Prime Minister removed his seatbelt to film a short clip, which you’ve seen, but he fully accepts this was this was a mistake and apologises.”
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