Article 62G0W Ministers reject attempt to curb political influence over the allocation of levelling-up funds

Ministers reject attempt to curb political influence over the allocation of levelling-up funds

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Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Rebecca Brahde
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Analysis shows half of the most-deprived areas in England have not benefited from investment

A proposal to curb ministerial influence over the 4.8bn levelling up fund after claims of possible bias in favour of Tory seats has been rejected by the government.

Analysis has revealed more than half of the 100 most deprived areas of the country have not yet benefited from the fund. The awards are under fresh scrutiny after former chancellor Rishi Sunak told an audience in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, that he changed funding formulas to divert money from deprived urban areas".

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