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MP urges Andy Burnham to extend railcard discounts to commuters over 30

MP cautioned that ‘there is a real gap in the support available’ for commuters as well as holidaymakers once they turn 31

The Independent UK

Thursday briefing: Now he has the power to do it, can Andy Burham really end homelessness in the UK?

In today’s newsletter: The fight to end rough sleeping now hinges on whether our new PM can match local innovations with a coherent policy of investment

The Guardian - UK

Calls for radical action as Burnham told homelessness in England may rise 25% by 2030

Exclusive: Report warns an additional 50,000 people could be added to current record figure without bold policies

The Guardian - UK

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England’s poorest areas have 70% more vape shops and bookmakers than wealthier ones

Data shows deprived communities have more off-licences and takeaways and fewer childcare facilities and gyms

The Guardian - UK

North of England lost out on £140bn for transport in ‘decade of deceit’ – study

Thinktank calls on ministers to close investment gap after ‘hollow’ promises from previous governments

The Guardian - UK

Bus services cut disproportionately in deprived areas of England, study finds

Most deprived areas suffer ten-fold bigger reduction, which in turn exacerbates deprivation

The Guardian - UK

People in deprived areas ‘suffered disproportionately larger bus service cuts’

Think tank IPPR North said it is time to ‘turn buses around’ after years of decline.

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North-south wealth inequality in England on course to grow, report finds

Gap projected to reach £228,800 a head by 2030, according to report by thinktank IPPR North

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove appears to brand North 'defence full of holes' in strange Messi analogy

The Levelling Up Secretary admitted that wealth, influence, high-wage jobs and high quality schools are concentrated in the South East, after a damning report lifted the lid on the north-south divide

Daily Mirror

North of England starved of investment, thinktank report finds

Report from IPPR North says that the region would have the second lowest investment in OECD if it was a standalone nation

Birmingham Post

North of England receiving among lowest levels of investment of advanced economies

It comes after Rishi Sunak faced a barrage of criticism over a £2.1billion round of levelling up funding, which saw cash go to a string of wealthy areas while a number of deprived communities missed out

Daily Mirror

Report reveals lack of investment in North of England compared with rest of the world

If the region were a country, it would be second-to-last in the OECD for underinvestment, according to IPPR North

The Independent UK

North of England ‘would rank second worst for investment’ if OECD country

Thinktank says of advanced economies, only Greece would have lower public and private investment

The Guardian - UK

North of England sees lowest investment of advanced economies – think tank

If the region were a country, it would be second-to-last in the OECD for underinvestment, according to IPPR North.

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Manchester Evening News

Damning report lays bare lack of investment in North of England compared with rest of the world

Think-tank says region of 15 million people held back by 'vast inequalities' and 'systematic underinvestment'

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester tenants 'exhausted' in damp-hit homes with fly-tipping and soaring bills, report finds

Researchers want to see the region lead the way - but too many rented homes are of 'poor' quality

Daily Mirror

Stark reality of UK's housing crisis laid bare with mould, fly tipping and pest infestations

A new report from leading think tank IPPR North exposes the “ticking timebomb” of poor quality homes as the cost of energy skyrockets

Manchester Evening News

The Northern Agenda: The North remembers...

...but do Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss as they bid to be our next Prime Minister?

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Chronicle Live

Public spending in North East falling behind national average, study says

Report from IPPR North think tank says the North East has had the lowest increase in public spending in the last three years, despite the Government's levelling up agenda

Manchester Evening News

Public spending in the North falls behind England average despite Government's 'levelling up' policy

The per-person public spending in the North is £86 under the England average in 2021

The Independent UK

Spending gap between London and North doubles despite Boris Johnson’s ‘levelling up’ pledge

Tory leadership contenders told ‘the money didn’t follow the rhetoric’ – and they must ‘listen to the North’

Chronicle Live

Conservative leadership hopefuls told: "Don't turn your back on the North"

The Chronicle and The Journal have joined forces with newspapers around the North to send a message to the two politicians vying to be the country's next Prime Minister

The Guardian - UK

‘An outrage’: Tories’ post-Brexit fund will not match EU grants until 2025

Shared Prosperity Fund criticised as ‘serious blow to levelling up’, with poorest regions predicted to lose out on millions

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