Senior Labour and Conservative politicians outlined their visions for levelling up the North during a conference yesterday.
And the Shadow Levelling Up Secretary and Wigan MP Lisa Nandy took the opportunity to slam the government for making Northern towns and cities compete for money controlled by Whitehall, rather than allowing communities in the region to drive their own recovery.
Ms Nandy and Levelling Up Minister Neil O’Brien were among the speakers at the first Northern Agenda Live event organised by Manchester Evening News publisher Reach, held at The Chronicle and Journal offices in Newcastle city centre.
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