Tories pledge £20m each of levelling-up funds to 30 more towns

Rishi Sunak says the money, paid over 10 years, would help regenerate areas such as Mansfield, Rotherham and Hartlepool

The Conservatives have promised to give another 30 towns in the UK 20m each in levelling up funding over the next decade if they win the election.

Rishi Sunak said the 30 would be added to the government's long-term plan for towns, which is intended to pay for the regeneration of underfunded areas.