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The Tories won’t ‘level up’ the north while they’re in thrall to London

The capital drains the UK of its young people. Michael Gove must put re-establishing local pride at the centre of his agenda, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

What is Gove's Levelling Up plan and its 12 missions - how could it affect you?

The UK Government’s Levelling Up plan has been described as the ‘most comprehensive, ambitious plan’ of its kind, but it is already facing criticisms. Here’s everything you need to know about the strategy that Michael Gove has unveiled

Daily Mirror

Leeds is set to get London-based government jobs as part of Levelling Up plans

But many of Levelling Up plan Michael Gove announced for Leeds are things we already knew

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‘Levelling up’ has been tried before – so where did we go wrong?

Michael Gove’s strategy faces myriad obstacles, says former environment secretary Michael Heseltine

The Guardian - UK

Parts of Michael Gove’s levelling-up plan ‘copied from Wikipedia’

Opposition parties say document appeared ‘cobbled together in a rush’

The Independent UK

Shocking recording hears 'Levelling Up' secretary Michael Gove celebrating 'stamping over dirty, northerners' faces'

"We are at last experiencing a new empire: an empire where the happy south stamps over the cruel, dirty, toothless face of the northerner"

Bristol Post

The Guardian view on the levelling up white paper: anaemic and inadequate to the task

Editorial: Resources as well as pious intentions are needed to drive an economic renaissance in the north and Midlands

The Guardian - UK

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A tale of two towns – one in the north, one in the south – exposes the lie of ‘levelling up’

Instead of fixing the inequalities that run across the UK, Johnson’s Tories are combining culture war with electioneering, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

10 reasons Levelling Up White Paper has been blasted for letting down Brits

The Levelling Up White Paper was finally unveiled by Michael Gove and the government today with great fanfare - but it comes two years after Boris Johnson's pledges, throws it forward to 2030 and has no new money. Here are the biggest problems, according to its critics

Daily Mirror

Michael Gove sets out plans for three ‘UK Silicon Valleys’

The ‘innovation accelerators’ would be centred on Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and the Glasgow City Region.

The Independent UK

Michael Gove apologises for arguing for tighter Covid restrictions to tackle Omicron over Christmas

Michael Gove has apologised for arguing tighter restrictions were needed over Christmas to curb the spread of Covid.

Evening Standard

Levelling up strategy devolves no extra powers and pledges are ‘aspirational’, Michael Gove admits

‘Missions’ are not ‘mechanism for holding government to account’ and ‘distinct from delivery targets’, white paper says

The Independent UK

'Thin gruel' or 'fantastic news': How the North West reacted to Michael Gove's levelling up white paper

Leaders of some of the North West's biggest firms have given their opinions

Birmingham Post

Gove sets out ‘levelling up’ plans to reshape UK economy and society

Michael Gove said the measures would support ‘overlooked and undervalued’ parts of the country.

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The Guardian - UK

Gove’s levelling up targets ‘highly unlikely to be met’, experts say

Resources for plan to ‘turbocharge’ growth in parts of UK questioned by IFS as Labour asks: ‘Is this it?’

The Independent UK

Tories are ‘stronger together’, says Michael Gove amid ongoing criticism of PM

Boris Johnson is facing continued pressure from within his own party over the partygate allegations.

Daily Mirror

Shameless Michael Gove says Boris Johnson should not apologise for Jimmy Savile slur

Senior Tories have been piling pressure on Boris Johnson to withdraw the discredited remark he made about Keir Starmer in Parliament - but asked if the PM should apologise, Michael Gove replied 'no'

The Independent UK

Michael Gove defends funding of ‘rehashed’ levelling-up promises

Labour’s Lisa Nandy said some of the announcements were originally proposed by Gordon Brown.

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Birmingham Post

UK 'levelling up' plan unveiled by Michael Gove

The proposals aim to close the gap between rich and poor parts of the country

The Independent UK

Gove’s ‘missions’ to change Britain: the targets in the Levelling Up White Paper

Michael Gove is setting out his blueprint for the Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda, with 12 key targets.

Daily Record

Douglas Ross branded a 'super heavyweight' by Michael Gove in Tory peace offering

Civil war has broken out between Conservatives in Scotland and London after Jacob Rees-Mogg last month dismissed Douglas Ross as a "lightweight".

Wales Online

What is levelling up? The 12 national missions the Government will announce today

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the missions will break the link between “geography and destiny”

The Guardian - UK

Third Tory MP calls for no confidence vote in PM – as it happened

Gary Streeter becomes latest Tory MP to put letter into 1922 Committee; Labour says Gove plans to ‘turbo-charge the country’ are ‘rehashed’

The Independent UK

Michael Gove says he has ‘a deep reservoir of affection’ for Dominic Cummings

But cabinet minister dismisses ex-aide’s criticisms of Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove denies no new money is going into levelling-up

Minister defends flagship plans to close gap between rich and poor parts of country

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