Tory jitters mount at political drift of Boris Johnson’s government Heather Stewart and Jessica Elgot © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: David Rose/AFP/Getty Images
Boris Johnson’s levelling up speech in Coventry on Thursday was billed as the moment the prime minister would set out the substance behind the central idea of his premiership.
In the event, he announced £50m for community football pitches and 15 more local high street upgrades, and mused about the potential benefits of “mayors” for counties, asking the public to email him if they had a better name. There was much characteristic enthusiasm but little policy meat.
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