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Towns fund fails to tackle legacy of austerity, says Labour
1 month ago | By The Guardian
The shadow communities secretary, Steve Reed, accuses Tories of using taxpayers' money to ‘shore up' votes Shadow communities secretary Steve Reed has accused the government of using taxpayers' money to “shore up” Tory votes with “cosmetic” projects in hand-picked constituencies, while failing to address the legacy of a decade of austerity. The Guardian has calculated that 39 of the 45 new recipients of towns fund handouts announced in Rishi Sunak' s budget have Conservative MPs. Meanwhile, areas represented by five cabinet ministers including Sunak himself were placed in tier 1 for the...
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