Salford is considered less in need of ‘levelling up’ than all other Greater Manchester boroughs - despite being one of the most deprived areas in the country.
The city is listed in category 2 on the Levelling Up Fund Index of Priority Places for the second round funding. All other boroughs in the region are classed in category 1 - first in line for funding and most in need of levelling up.
Worsley & Eccles South MP Barbara Keeley says the ‘lack of central support’ from the government for a city where constituents are having to choose between heating or eating is ‘appalling’. “In not prioritising Salford, Conservative Ministers are showing that they do not care about the people here and are only interested in making sure the areas they favour get better funding opportunities,” she says.
