Tory contest shows government levelling up agenda is dead, Lisa Nandy to say
by Heather Stewart from World news | The Guardian on (#61GDB)
Shadow minister to say PM hopefuls are vying for the mantle of Margaret Thatcher, promising tax cuts for the wealthy'
The shadow communities secretary, Lisa Nandy, will claim the Conservative leadership contest has shown the government's commitment to levelling up is dead, as she announces plans to give local communities the right to buy up assets such as empty shops.
Nandy will use a speech in Darlington to say Labour would press ahead with handing power to communities outside London and the south-east in an attempt to rebalance the UK's economy.
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