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The Latest Breaking News from Michael Gove

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

The Guardian - UK

£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

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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

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

Only two areas in Merseyside received government cash

Liverpool Echo

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

Manchester Evening News

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

Evening Standard

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

Manchester Evening News

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

The Independent UK

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

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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.

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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

The Independent UK

‘Simply untrue’ that levelling up fund favours South East – Gove

The Government has faced criticism that it is directing the money to areas not considered deprived.

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove denies south-east favoured by levelling up funds

Media appearances follow Labour analysis that London will receive more than Yorkshire and north-east

Evening Standard

Extinction Rebellion throw black paint over Michael Gove’s London office

XR said the protest is over Mr Gove’s decision to green-light a new coal mine in Cumbria

The Guardian - UK

Extinction Rebellion activists pour black paint outside Gove’s office

Protest held over levelling up secretary’s decision to approve new coalmine in Cumbria

Daily Record

Glasgow council leader attacks east coast bias after Clyde fails in freeport bid

Susan Aitken has written to John Swinney and Michael Gove to question why "a major investment is going entirely to one side of Scotland".

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Why it matters

“It’s really encouraging that the government has listened, but we’ll keep watching."

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