Cut through the noise by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Boris Johnson has insisted his levelling up agenda is a “win win” and will not be a case of “robbing Peter to pay Paul” as he tries to keep traditional Tories in the south on side.
Making a speech from the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre in Coventry on Thursday, the Prime Minister said the programme is not a “jam-spreading operation” that will make “rich” areas poorer in order to benefit the more deprived.
Mr Johnson suggested county leaders could possibly get fresh powers and reiterated plans for investment on infrastructure, education and regeneration.
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