Rishi Sunak boasts about taking money from "deprived urban areas" | UK Election | The New Statesman

Rishi Sunak boasted about taking money from “deprived urban areas” to help wealthy towns As the Conservative leadership contest to replace Boris Johnson between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak continues, an exclusive leaked video shows the former chancellor saying that Labour “shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas” and that it “needed to be undone”. Speaking to grassroots Tories in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, on 29 July, the former chancellor Rishi Sunak said that he had “managed to start changing funding formulas” to make sure “areas like this are getting the funding they deserve”. The average house price in the affluent town was £528,459 at the end of last year, compared with a national average of £271,000. -- The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK and international politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and global current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers, to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world. With regular contributions from our writers including Political Editor Andrew Marr and Anoosh Chakelian - host of the New Statesman podcast - we’ll help you understand the world of politics and global affairs from Westminster to Washington and beyond. SUBSCRIBE on YouTube:    / @newstatesman