Responsibility for levelling up spending in Greater Manchester should be devolved to local authorities, the Shadow Chancellor has said on a visit to the region. Rachel Reeves MP made the comments while visiting Bolton.
In January, Greater Manchester missed out on more than £276m of levelling up money in the latest round of funding announced by the government.
Three bids were successful, bringing nearly £60m to Trafford, Wigan and Oldham. Bolton lost out on around £40m of funding, including a £20m package described as ‘key’ to regenerating three areas of the town centre. At the time, Bolton’s Conservative council leadership said they would be protesting that decision ‘at every level of government’.
