{"id":11901,"date":"2019-03-04T12:03:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T04:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=11901"},"modified":"2019-03-04T12:44:15","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T04:44:15","slug":"british-pm-may-promises-1-6b-fund-for-brexit-backing-towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=11901","title":{"rendered":"British PM May promises \u00a31.6b fund for Brexit-backing towns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" src=\"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brexit-1024x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11904\" srcset=\"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brexit-1024x615.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brexit-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brexit-768x461.jpg 768w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brexit-600x360.jpg 600w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brexit.jpg 1839w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> <br>Britain&#8217;s Prime Minister Theresa May is seen outside of Downing Street in London, Britain, February 27, 2019 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>LONDON, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8211; British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Monday (Mar 4) set out plans for a \u00a31.6 billion (US$2.11 billion) fund to help to boost economic growth in Brexit-supporting communities, particularly in the north of England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;Stronger Towns Fund&#8221;, details of which appeared in newspapers last month, is seen by many as part of May&#8217;s efforts to win support for her Brexit deal from opposition Labour lawmakers who represent areas that voted strongly in favour of leaving the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Britain is due to leave the bloc at the end of the month and May, whose exit deal with Brussels was rejected by a large majority of lawmakers in January, has promised parliament will get to vote on a revised deal by Mar 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government said the fund would be targeted at places that had not shared fairly in the country&#8217;s prosperity and would be used to create new jobs, help to train people and boost economic activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Communities across the country voted for Brexit as an expression of their desire to see change; that must be a change for the better, with more opportunity and greater control,&#8221; May said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;These towns have a glorious heritage, huge potential and, with the right help, a bright future ahead of them.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opposition Labour Party&#8217;s finance spokesman, John McDonnell, said the fund was &#8220;Brexit bribery&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This towns fund smacks of desperation from a government reduced to bribing Members of Parliament to vote for their damaging flagship Brexit legislation,&#8221; he said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One billion pounds has already been allocated, with more than half going to towns across the north of England. A further \u00a3600 million will be available for communities around the country to bid for, the government said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8211; British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Monday (Mar 4) set out plans for a \u00a31.6 billion (US$2.11 billion) fund to help to boost economic growth in Brexit-supporting communities, particularly in the north of England. 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