Some of the poorest communities in the North and Midlands facing the toughest Covid rules will get less business cash than richer areas, new Labour analysis shows.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak was accused of betraying voters in the most deprived areas with a Government business grant scheme, which offers more or the same amount of money to affluent and Tier 1 areas, as to some of the poorest communities who are heading into Tier 3.
Labour said the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) - which offers a one-off £20 per-head payment to local authorities - failed to consider deprivation levels and how long an area would be under harsher rules.
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