Hundreds of deprived towns in England have missed out on the government’s £3.6bn funding scheme, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report into the selection process.
Since the Towns Fund was announced in July 2019, to help towns develop stronger local economies, there have been questions about which towns would be chosen for the money, and how.
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