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The Latest Breaking News from Michael Gove

Spirit of Thatcherism can help level up the North, says Gove

The Cabinet minister was speaking at the Convention of the North in Manchester.

The Independent 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

Michael Gove announces £15m to improve social housing in Greater Manchester in wake of tragic death of Awaab Ishak

The Levelling Up secretary said Awaab's death has reinforced the need for action during a speech in Manchester today - he's announced £30m for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands

Manchester Evening News

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Labour's Lisa Nandy says 'our political system must change or die'

The Wigan MP and shadow minister is due to appear opposite Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove

Manchester Evening News

Why Andy Burnham and Manchester council leader want the UK to follow in Germany's footsteps

Local leaders will be making their case at Convention of the North

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

Councils forced to freeze levelling up projects as soaring costs exceed grants

Exclusive: Half a billion pounds lost from projects funded by government schemes due to inflation and rising costs

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£140,000-a-year levelling up directors could be scrapped amid cash waste backlash

The 12 positions were advertised by Michael Gove's department last year - but minister Dehenna Davison today told a cross-party committee that this is now under review

Daily Mirror

The £276m of key Greater Manchester projects snubbed for Levelling Up cash

Three schemes were successful, but many more were not

Manchester Evening News

Plastic bottle return scheme's start date 'postponed to 2025'

The Deposit Return Scheme was set to begin in late 2024, but has reportedly been delayed until October 2025

Wales Online

Glasgow leader demands urgent meeting with Michael Gove over levelling up fund

The city missed out on winning cash in the latest round of bids, something Council Leader Susan Aitken said had to be addressed.

Glasgow Live

North Tyneside mayor slams 'disgraceful' levelling up fund snub and takes aim at Rishi's Catterick Garrison boost

A motion to write to the Prime Minister and Michael Gove pleading for them to reconsider a bid that would secure the cross Tyne ferry has caused a stir in North Tyneside Council's chambers

Chronicle Live

Jeremy Hunt poised to approve £300m support package for British Steel

Grant would help steelmaker cut its carbon footprint and avoid thousands of jobs losses

The Guardian - UK

Levelling Up 'nothing more than a beauty contest' claims Metro Mayor

Only two areas in Merseyside received government cash

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Manchester Evening News

Levelling Up funding branded a 'joke' as multi-million pound bids rejected

Proposals for a new leisure hub and improved walking and transport links have been overlooked by the government.

Manchester Evening News

Levelling Up fund branded a 'joke' and ‘expensive postcode lottery’ after Tameside town snubbed again

Tameside council had hoped to claim nearly £36m for two projects to ‘level up’ the towns of Stalybridge and Denton

Evening Standard

Scramble to save London’s place in the art world after Brexit

Paris will soon replace London as the art capital of Europe, warns art fair founder

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Hunger Games chaos

What Levelling Up means for Greater Manchester PLUS How a wind-up merchant called Downing Street and was put through to Tony Blair

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The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘not embarrassed’ by levelling up money being awarded to his own seat

PM denies funding to lift up poor communities is being skewed towards affluent South East

Evening Standard

Michael Gove goes on attack over claims levelling up fund favours London

Michael Gove has defended the Government’s £2billion levelling up funding round amid claims that it favours London over “red wall” areas in the north and the Midlands.

Evening Standard

What is the Levelling Up project? The London areas awarded funding

More than £2 billion has been allocated to projects across the UK in this round

The Independent UK

Sunak defends allocation of more than £2 billion in levelling up funds

Rishi Sunak said the projects backed by levelling up fund cash would help people feel ‘enormous pride’ in their communities.

Evening Standard

London nurses ‘stretched beyond belief’ by NHS winter crisis as they strike again

The RCN’s interim London Director Mark Farmer said ministers were not showing ‘flexibility’ in talks

The Independent UK

Nurses and ambulance workers continue strikes in England and Wales

Future strikes are planned for February and March as unions urged ministers to negotiate on pay.

The Guardian - UK

Tory mayor condemns ‘broken begging bowl culture’ of Sunak’s levelling up policy – as it happened

Latest updates: West Midlands mayor Andy Street says it should be for local decision-makers to determine where money is spent

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