Levelling up failing in the North East, study finds

The government"s levelling up programme is failing in the North East, an academic study has claimed.

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The policy, aimed at tackling inequality in the UK, is still little more than "a slogan" according to the Northumbria University report.

Of 12 missions for 2030, only reducing crime is "on track" while six are "off track" and five "too early to tell".

The government said it was "making progress" with the region having the second highest grant rate in England.

Report leaders Professors Joyce Liddle and John Shutt from the university"s Newcastle Business School said it was "still not clear what levelling up means", three years after it was announced as a flagship policy of Boris Johnson"s government.

As part of the programme, four funds were set up for local authorities to apply for grants from.

The academics said there was a "major problem" with local councils lacking the resources to apply for funds or organise projects having faced a 31% cut in staffing since 2010 due to austerity measures.

"With a revolving door of competitive bidding funds, local authorities are placed in a difficult position to prioritise and bid for funds," the authors found.

"Preparing such bids is hugely time-consuming."

The study gave an example from Sunderland City Council which reported it took 270 hours of office time to apply for a single fund.