Rishi Sunak constituency bid raises fears of ‘levelling up’ favouritism

Rishi Sunak visiting the army training centre at Catterick Garrison, the town in his North Yorkshire constituency dominated by an MOD base that has won a bid for ‘levelling up’ funding. Photograph: Newspix

Rishi Sunak’s wealthy rural constituency is receiving £19m of funding from the government’s latest round of levelling up funding, prompting accusations of favouritism towards Conservative seats.

Catterick Garrison, a small army town in the prime minister’s Richmond constituency in North Yorkshire, will receive money to regenerate its town centre as one of 100 projects awarded a share of the £2.1bn package after months of delays.