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Gove pledges to boost town centres, transport and skills in levelling up plan

By 2022-02-02T10:12:00

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Long-awaited white paper set to detail how government plans to achieve 12 ‘missions’

The government has outlined 12 “missions” to level up the United Kingdom and reverse what it says is a “cycle of decline” in some disadvantaged parts of the country.

Ahead of its long-awaited levelling up white paper this afternoon, ministers made several pledges (see below for details) including improving transport connectivity, regenerating derelict sites in northern and Midlands towns and cities, rolling out devolution and boosting skills training.

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