Planning reforms designed to help the government hit its target of 340,000 new homes a year are still expected to be a significant factor at local elections next month.
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The Government has been accused of failing to provide adequate funding for its long-awaited levelling up agenda, as Labour warned local authorities across the north of England are millions of pounds worse off than they were four years ago.