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Who is Simon Clarke? Here’s everything we know about the new housing minister

The Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP is now the Minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Evening Standard

Liz Truss called Andy Burnham a ‘miserablist mayor’ - so how will their relationship pan out now she’s PM?

The Greater Manchester mayor says he will give the new PM the benefit of the doubt and always 'got on well' with her. But he warns the Tories are ‘running out of time’ in the North.

Manchester Evening News

Mental health charity boss halfway to Downing Street on epic 300 mile suicide prevention mission

Matthew Smith wants to raise £25,000 and push the new Government to ensure suicide prevention in the North is a priority.

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Flagship Bill ‘does little to reassure that levelling up is more than a slogan’

MPs have warned that councils need more funding for the levelling up agenda to be a success.

The Independent UK

Comment: Maintaining momentum to make the most of the Birmingham 2022 legacy

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street says the global sporting spectacle must represent a starting point and not a finish line when it comes to the ongoing levelling up agenda and investment into the region

Birmingham Post

'Empty sloganeering': Just one per cent of Levelling Up staff are in Scotland

THE UK Government has been accused of "empty sloganeering" after an investigation revealed just one per cent of staff hired by the…

The National (Scotland)

Just one per cent of staff hired by UK Government 'Levelling Up' department are in Scotland

Figures show only 34 out of 3,436 staff are located north of the Border – despite Scotland having about eight per cent of the UK population.

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Town rated 'same as Windsor' where families rely on food banks and watch TV in the dark

Bootle has been rated in the same category as upmarket areas including Cambridge and the City of London in the support it receives from the government's levelling up fund

Daily Mirror

Shoppers vocal on 'brilliant' Levelling Up plan to expand Hucknall's markets and improve roads

"It will fulfil our vision of creating a vibrant, thriving town centre"

Nottingham Post

Council bids for £20m levelling up fund to support Sage arena project

Councillors hope to see support for the arena progect and a major boost for jobs and entertainment in the region.

Chronicle Live

'Scandalous' Rishi Sunak brag about taking cash from deprived areas sparks probe calls

Labour Shadow Levelling Up Secretary Lisa Nandy has called on her Tory counterpart, Greg Clark, to investigate after Mr Sunak was recorded saying he had changed funding formulas which "shoved all funding into deprived urban areas".

Daily Mirror

Town hall chiefs bidding for £40m of levelling up funding to further Oldham's 'green' agenda

The council has applied to the Levelling Up fund with two bids of £20m each

Manchester Evening News

Dundee council submits £5.6m bid for 'levelling up' cash

The money will be provided by the UK Government under the Shared Prosperity Fund set up to replace EU financial support.

Daily Record

Bootle judged alongside Windsor and London in fight for funding

Sefton has been placed in the lowest priority category for Levelling Up Funding

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Daily Record

Scottish Secretary insists change of Prime Minister won't affect Dumfries and Galloway Council's Levelling Up bid

Alister Jack has given his backing to efforts to secure funds for the Rocks and Wheels outdoor centre in Dalbeattie and a water sports hub in Stranraer

The Independent UK

Tory leadership race: Rishi Sunak boosted by backing from influential Red Wall mayor

Ben Houchen, the influential Tees Valley mayor, had criticised failure of contest to focus on Boris Johnson’s ‘levelling up’ pledge

Manchester Evening News

The Northern Agenda: Is alphabet soup of Levelling Up cash giving your area what it needs?

Our graphic shows the confusing array of funds Northern leaders have to bid for

Chronicle Live

Gateshead Quayside arena in need of £20m Levelling Up boost as construction costs escalate

Council bosses are trying for a second time to secure extra cash from the government for the huge riverside development, which is due to open in 2024

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Birmingham Post

Swansea putting finishing touches to Levelling Up Fund bid

Swansea Council missed out of the first round of funding from the UK Government

Wales Online

Fresh bids for millions of pounds of Levelling Up cash being finalised by Swansea Council

Swansea didn't get any of the money last time round but hopes for better luck this year

Daily Record

Dalbeattie outdoor sports centre project set to form part of Dumfries and Galloway Council's bid for Levelling Up funding bid

Rocks and Wheels is one of a number of schemes set to be part of the local authority's efforts to secure tens of millions of pounds

Chronicle Live

North East charity boss to run to Downing Street to tell Boris Johnson Levelling Up must tackle suicide

Matthew Smith is to run almost 300 miles to hand-deliver a letter to Boris Johnson this summer. He says it's vital that Levelling Up includes work to improve suicide prevention

Birmingham Post

National leaders hear how Stoke-on-Trent 'means business' when it comes to levelling up

Stoke-on-Trent is among the dozens of cities being showcased at the UKREiiF event in Leeds this week

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester's post-16 education system is broken and Andy Burnham wants to take control of it

Mayor says colleges and sixth forms are not providing the skilled graduates the city needs

Daily Mirror

Tory's Levelling Up department offering salaries of £140,000 for regional directors

The successful Levelling Up candidates – who will receive almost five times the salary of the average council worker – are expected to “live, breathe and champion” the places they represent

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