Denton MP Andrew Gwynne has slammed the latest round of the Government's Levelling Up funding as the "final nail in the coffin".

The Labour MP had supported Tameside Council's bid to transform Denton town centre, which included plans to significantly improve the festival town hall, with a new neighbourhood hub for children’s services and new NHS primary care services.

"In 2019, local people were promised investment which would transform neglected communities - particularly in the north of England," said Mr Gwynne. 

"Since then, overlooked areas have had to scrap for exclusive pots of money in nothing more than a trumped-up smokescreen to hide this Government’s fundamental failure to improve regional inequalities. 

"The whole thing is a joke, and I’m beyond angry that yet again local people have been let down. What have residents got to show for 13 years of Tory Government? Less money in their pocket, council finances decimated, decaying town centres and public services in meltdown. 

"A General Election can’t come soon enough." 

Denton MP Andrew Gwynne 

The Government has said the landmark levelling up funding will breathe new life into more than 100 communities and confirmed there will be a further round of the Levelling Up Fund. 

A government spokesman said: “The Levelling Up Fund is investing in infrastructure that improves everyday life across the UK, spreading opportunity to historically overlooked areas. All projects were subject to a rigorous assessment process under robust, fair and transparent rules, with no involvement of local MPs in the selection process.”

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