Starmer questions 'fishy' allocation of funds to Tory areas in Sunak's Budget | Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News
The allocation of £1 billion funding to mainly Conservative seats will look “fishy” to the public, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer claimed. He said of the 45 areas allocated cash under new towns deals, 40 were represented by Tories and it “feels like pork barrel politics”. But Boris Johnson said it was partly due to his success in the general election meaning that the Tories now represented a lot of towns. Rishi Sunak used his Budget to announce the 45 deals “from Castleford to Clay Cross; Rochdale to Rowley Regis; and Whitby to Wolverhampton”. (PA Graphics) But Sir Keir told repo...
