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England’s 20th most deprived town looks to build on its heritage, hailing plan for institute as unique opportunity
Tories have pledged to tackle regional inequality but critics say policy lacks clarity
Cash centre to shut but operations and ‘substantial’ number of staff to move north
What Goldman’s new Birmingham office says about levelling up
US investment bank will create hundreds of jobs in largest UK base outside London
Good Law Project claims ranking system favours seats with Conservative MPs or targets
Move follows critical independent report showing ‘serious breakdown in governance’
Demos think-tank finds majority against returning full time to office, creating potential route to local regeneration
Executives hope to reconnect with regional audiences and shed reputation for metropolitan bias
Whitehall ministry to send at least 500 staff to secondary headquarters in Glasgow
Methodology published on Thursday fails to include accepted measures for deprivation
Policy should be aimed at poorer towns and not Conservative electoral prospects
FT analysis shows there is substance to Labour’s accusations of ‘pork barrel politics’
Criticism after Sunak’s constituency put in higher category than more deprived areas
Prime minister hopes shifting thousands of public workers outside London will help cut regional inequalities
Chancellor’s move is part of levelling-up agenda for the north of England
Chancellor Rishi Sunak expected to rebuff last-ditch pleas from senior civil servants to pick a city
TfN’s budget slashed by 40% by government and more than £100m funding for contactless tickets cancelled
Shake-up of Whitehall machine as campus expected to be established before next election
Government declines to review Cumbrian plans for first deep pit for 30 years despite pledges on climate
Levelling-up plan welcomed by northern Tory MPs but criticised by Labour for centralising decision-making
UK prime minister promises red-wall Tories ‘biggest infrastructure spend for a generation’
Officials say shift to remote working during Covid crisis has made it easier to relocate civil servants
PM unveils three-tier Covid alert system and urges northern England to follow Liverpool region with fresh curbs
Spending review offers stark choice of big rise in borrowing or tax rises
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