Rishi Sunak has announced that nine “left behind” towns in Yorkshire will receive £2 million a year for the next decade as part of a £1 billion package revealed at Tory Conference.
Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.Mr Sunak said yesterday that politicians have been too “focused on cities”, but neglected to mention that Doncaster, one of the 55 towns in the announcement, was made a city last year.
The Government’s Long Term Plan for Towns, published yesterday, will look at improving transport, public safety, increasing footfall on highstreets, as well as creating more green spaces and market days across the UK.Michael Gove, the Levelling Up Secretary, said: “We know that in our towns the values of hard work and solidarity, common sense and common purpose, endeavour and quiet patriotism have endured across generations.
Adam Hawksbee, Deputy Director of the Onward think tank, which has helped shape much of Mr Sunak’s Levelling Up policies, said: “The Government’s long term plan for towns is a serious and welcome step towards levelling up left behind places. The Conservatives said the move will benefit two million of the lowest paid, with Mr Hunt also expected to announce that ministers will look again at the benefit sanctions regime in a bid to get the unemployed back into work.
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