Whitehall officials were this week facing renewed pressure over how the Levelling Up Fund was doled out amid allegations about the allocation of public funding.
In a letter to permanent secretary at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), Jeremy Pocklington, the concerned Labour chair of the Public Accounts Committee, Meg Hillier, demanded answers about £4.8bn fund.
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