Some of England’s most-deprived councils to get funding boost in new deal

Manchester, Bradford and outer London boroughs among those to receive increases ministers hope will ‘restore pride’Which councils are the winners and losers – and will tax bills go up?Some of England’s most-deprived councils will receive a funding boost under a new three-year local government deal which prioritises urban areas with high social needs at the expense of affluent places in the leafy south-east.Manchester, Birmingham, Luton, Bradford, Coventry, Derby and outer London boroughs such as Haringey and Enfield will receive big spending power increases under what ministers have described as a fairer system that will “restore pride and opportunity in left-behind places”. Continue reading...