'Levelling up' term ditched by Government

THE words “levelling up” have been “firmly Tippexed out” of the Government department responsible for housing and communities, Labour has said.

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The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) was given that name by Boris Johnson in 2021 as the then-prime minister sought to highlight his commitment to the “levelling up” agenda.

But with a change of Government has come another change of name, with the department reverting to its identity as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).