Some of England's most deprived towns left out of £3.6bn funding scheme

Labour accuse government of prioritising marginal seats over where money was most needed

Some of the most deprived towns in England were left out of a £3.6bn scheme to boost funding, fuelling suspicions in Labour that the money was diverted to Conservative marginal seats instead.

A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) found that hundreds of towns were ruled out of a competition to share in the Towns Fund without explanation.

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