Lisa Nandy has criticised Tories for "claiming to be patriots" while leaving children to go hungry in the holidays and stripping power, skills and money from Britain's left behind communities.
Ahead of the Government finally publishing its levelling up blueprint this week, the Labour frontbencher accused ministers of being too divided and "fundamentally" lacking ambition.
The Shadow Communities Secretary also vowed Labour would win back voters' trust saying levelling-up was "personal" to her.