Steve Reed, "This government may have given £60 million from levelling up pots, but over £106 million has been taken away. So they're over £40 million worse off"

"Remember Rishi Sunak standing in a garden in Tunbridge Wells, bragging that he had taken money away from Doncaster,…

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Heartbroken to hear of the passing of my friend and mentor Alistair Darling.

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Alistair was one of our great public servants who has left an enduring legacy on our country.

As Chancellor, he showed extraordinary leadership and helped steward our economy during the global financial crisis.

I’m sadder than words can say. Alistair Darling was a great man, but never expected to be treated as one. A man who always felt the weight of the huge decisions that public service involves, but was still able to take them - even in the darkest of economic times

Alistair Darling, like all the best people, combined devotion to duty with being really good fun. May his wonderful family be enveloped in love from everyone he worked with and on behalf of today.

Overall there's been a 14% increase in homeless families with children in temporary accomodation in the last year alone.