places like this have been made big promises by this government investment, opportunity what they call levelling up. no idea, never heard of it. no idea. have you heard about levelling up? i certainly have. what do you think about it? well, i think it s high time we were levelled up. - he s put the bridge up. he s put your bridge up? yeah. this is the man who will tomorrow unveil a plan meant to tackle deep rooted inequality. power and money will be moved from london to communities around the country, with more elected mayors like those in manchester and birmingham. we ve got to make sure that levelling up is a reality for communities in the next couple of years. that means improving schools, it means getting investment out of london and the south east and into those communities. it means providing them with strong local leaders who can hold westminster and whitehall to account. the bulk of the funding was already announced at last year s spending review. critics have said it s jus
is a reality for communities in the next couple of years. it means providing them with strong local leaders who can hold westminster and whitehall to account. the money being announced is not new. this is ust being announced is not new. this is just one step. being announced is not new. this is just one step, one being announced is not new. this is just one step, one step being announced is not new. this is just one step, one step in what i being announced is not new. this is just one step, one step in what will| just one step, one step in what will be a long road, and my message to everyone in government is we can t afford to go slow on this, but unless we are the government for levelling up then we will have failed the people who voted for it in 2019. ., , ~ , failed the people who voted for it in 2019. .,, ~ , ., , failed the people who voted for it in 2019. ~ , ., , ., in 2019. people like this family who run a gymnastics in 2019. people like this family who run a gymnasti