Levelling up promises cannot be met until councils are fully compensated for coronavirus, thinktank warns

24 June 2020

The Yorkshire Post reports on CPP's latest working paper 'Why the government needs to pay up before levelling up', highlighting our argument that the government's levelling up agenda will not be able to continue until councils are fully compensated for losses due to coronavirus

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Levelling up promises cannot be met until councils are fully compensated for coronavirus, thinktank warns