Rochdale council leader Neil Emmott has dismissed the government’s ‘Levelling Up’ announcement as a ‘jumble of reheated policies’.
This week saw the release of a long-awaited ‘ white paper ’ setting out proposals to narrow regional inequalities and bring prosperity to ‘left behind’ areas in the north and midlands.
Unveiled by secretary of state Michael Gove, it includes 12 mission statements, taking in everything from employment, transport and education, to gigabit broadband, health and life expectancy.
