Tory governments spend more on London than rest of England – thinktank

Tory governments spend more on London than rest of England – thinktank:

Centre-right thinktank Onward said budget is opportunity for Treasury to rethink priorities

The Treasury should stop directing so much money towards rich and productive London if it is serious about the “levelling up agenda” that Boris Johnson hopes will help him retain red wall seats, according to a report by centre-right thinktank Onward.

Its analysis by Neil O’Brien, a Tory MP and former adviser to George Osborne, found that the successive governments have spent much more on transport, science, affordable housing and culture in London than elsewhere in England over many years.

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