The new Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, awkwardly failed to answer a key question about the Conservative government.
Simon Clarke, the MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, was appointed to his new role in the cabinet on Monday (6 September). He appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning (8 September), but awkwardly failed to answer a question put to him by presenter Charlie Stayt.
The presenter was questioning him on the different ways to measure levelling up, a policy introduced under Boris Johnson focused increasing investment and opportunities in 'left behind' Northern cities.
