Northern campaigners have slammed the Tory leadership candidates for failing to back the party’s “levelling-up” agenda.
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will travel to Darlington, the heart of the “Red Wall”, for tomorrow night’s hustings. But the Northern Powerhouse Partnership think-tank has accused the leadership hopefuls of betraying voters who placed their faith in the Conservatives in the 2019 election.
It unearthed figures showing how the North East - where tomorrow's debate takes place - had the lowest average earnings across the UK last year at just £27,646, compared with £37,500 in London, the Mirror reports.
