Towns funding: Conservatives aren't fooling anyone

EMBARGO: 22:30 Friday 31st May

Responding to the Conservative Party's towns announcement, Liberal Democrat Levelling-up, Housing and Communities Spokesperson Helen Morgan said:

"This isn't fooling anyone after the Conservatives' broken promises on 'levelling up' since 2019 have completely failed to deliver.

"Their 'levelling up' agenda over the last few years has pitted councils against each other and left them begging for scraps, and rural areas often failed to benefit at all. We need to see proper funding for local councils alongside more powers for them to make investments they believe in. 

"Liberal Democrats will put our communities and high streets first by reforming business rates to encourage new businesses to invest in our high streets. We would invest in our rural communities properly too, rather than continuing to leave them behind like the Conservatives."

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