Dan Peters 14 November 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Labour axes expert levelling up group

An expert group advising the Government on reducing inequalities has been disbanded by Labour.

The independent Levelling Up Advisory Council (LUAC) was formed by the previous Conservative government in 2022 to help it deliver its agenda.

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#Inequality #Levelling up

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