Labour would leave the North to 'rot', the Mayor of Teesside warns today.
As the Conservatives announced hundreds of millions of pounds in levelling-up cash for towns across the country, Ben Houchen said Sir Keir Starmer 'hasn't learned the lesson' of the past when 'for years, the North East was taken for granted and left to rot by the Labour Party'.
Lord Houchen, the only Tory mayor to hold on to power in last month's local elections, writes: 'Levelling up isn't just about the cash, though this has been a critical part of this Government's commitment to our area. It is also about the influence we now have over government policy which for years, Westminster has had a monopoly.
His comments come as ministers unveil a new package of funding to help regenerate communities across the country. It also includes the north Derbyshire town of Dronfield, in the constituency of levelling up minister Lee Rowley, and Newtown, in the Welsh constituency of Mr Sunak's close parliamentary aide Craig Williams.
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner will today brand the Government's levelling-up agenda a 'phoney gimmick' as she pledges to 'power up every corner of Britain' Mr Sunak said Labour's record in government 'shows they don't care about towns – neglecting their needs, allowing them to decline and focusing instead on cities'.
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