Cllr Graham Morgan said local residents would be 'pivotal' in how the money gets spent
Knowsley's council leader has welcomed an announcement from the government that Kirkby will be getting £20m in levelling up funding but expressed surprise at the local authority not having been told directly.
The £20m funding is part of a wider package of £1.1b of funding being handed to 55 towns across the UK. Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove said he would be putting right a situation where "for too long, too many of our great British towns have been overlooked and undervalued.
Cllr Morgan said: "While we are pleased to see Kirkby being supported and will make the best possible use of this funding, our recent levelling up bids had focussed on Huyton and Prescot – both of which have been overlooked yet again. As well as Kirkby, Huyton and Prescot need Government investment to level up and align them to other towns across the country.
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