MPs warn of levelling-up failure in call for long-term funding

MPs warn of levelling-up failure in call for long-term funding

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he Government’s levelling-up policy has significant flaws and is unlikely to achieve its objectives without a significant shift in approach, MPs have said.

A damning report by the cross-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee found funding for short-term initiatives and a lack of transparency on allocations created barriers to progress in addressing regional economic inequality.