Some of England's most deprived towns left out of £3.6bn funding scheme

Labour accuse government of prioritising marginal seats over where money was most neededSome of the most deprived towns in England were left out of a £3.6bn scheme to boost funding, fuelling suspicions in Labour that the money was diverted to Conservative marginal seats instead.A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) found that hundreds of towns were ruled out of a competition to share in the Towns Fund without explanation. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/21/some-of-englands-most-deprived-towns-left-out-of-36bn-funding-scheme #communities #robert_jenrick #boris_johnson #politics #uk_news #society #north-south_divide #labour #conservatives