A Government minister has admitted to shifting the rules on Levelling Up Fund bids after applications had been submitted.
Birmingham leader Ian Ward had written to levelling up secretary Michael Gove demanding clarification after culture secretary Michelle Donelan had claimed it was ‘a rule’ that councils successful in round one would not get round two levelling up cash.
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