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Rishi Sunak pledge tracker: Is the PM now regretting his promises?

As inflation falls to 8.7 per cent, we look at whether Rishi Sunak is any closer to delivering on the…

Can freeports be progressive?

A new report claims these low-tax zones don’t have to trigger a race to the bottom.

Where has the levelling-up fund money been distributed?

As the second tranche of successful bids are announced, we look at where investment has headed so far.

“Levelling up” was always a farcical vanity project

It was the latest iteration of Boris Johnson's monument-building – funnelling money into headline-grabbing developments.

Rishi Sunak faces a new Tory revolt over levelling up favouritism

As the south wins out over the north, the government can’t pretend the money exists to address regional inequalities.