A group of 64 Labour council leaders have written to prime minister Theresa May criticising the government’s proposed Stronger Towns Fund.
The £1.6m fund was announced last week, aimed at creating employment, increasing training and skills, and boosting growth.
But a letter from the councillors pointed out that core funding for councils has been cut by almost £16bn in the past decade.
The leaders said they were “confused by the fact that Stronger Towns Fund allocations have been decided using deprivation as a factor, given your government’s plan to remove deprivation as a factor in deciding council funding.”
