Communities Secretary: Brexit Bribe and James Brokenshire

communities secretary: The communities secretary, James Brokenshire, denied the money was a Brexit bribe and said it would be enough to have a transformative impact on areas that felt left behind, according to The Guardian. May's Brexit bung to the north is pathetic. Labour MPs including Lisa Nandy and Gareth Snell who have signalled they might back May's deal criticised the approach and said the cash would do little to tackle the effects of austerity. It changes nothing Simon Jenkins Read more Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Monday, he refused to say how many towns would benefit, but pointed out that the cash would be allocated whatever happens in next week's meaningful vote on the EU withdrawal bill. This funding is there to see that towns grow and we leave no part of our UK left behind. This funding is there regardless of the outcome there is no conditionality, he said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.