In January, Mr Sunak said his government was committed to levelling up “across the UK” and denied politics had influenced the allocation of funds.”I think around half the funding we have announced over the course of today, or both funds, has actually gone to places that are not controlled by Conservative MPs or councils,” he said at the time.
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