Theresa May to splash cash in Tory coastal towns & Labour heartlands to win Brexit support
THERESA MAY is preparing to splash the cash in Tory coastal resorts and Labour heartlands to secure her Brexit deal.
A new “National Renewal” fund will be used to plough investment into areas such as Clacton and former mining communities across the North.
Sources say the PM is prepared to give money to deprived constituencies to win support for her modified Brexit dealAFP or licensorsAnd The Sun can reveal the PM is also preparing to unveil new primary legislation on workers’ rights and health and safety rules to win round trade union chiefs.
Downing Street yesterday revealed it was putting together a new multi-million pound fund to revive deprived areas of the country. Insiders said the cash will largely go on new infrastructure, NHS projects and skills training.
Pro-EU Labour MPs reacted with fury to the plans and accused No.10 of trying to ‘buy’ the votes of Leave-voting colleagues.
A dozen Labour MPs who sided with the Government in Tuesday’s crunch Commons vote to keep Brexit on track are set to benefit. One, John Mann from Leave-voting Bassetlaw in Notts, yesterday...
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