Michael Gove denies south-east favoured by levelling up funds

Media appearances follow Labour analysis that London will receive more than Yorkshire and north-east

The levelling up secretary, Michael Gove, has denied that the south-east is getting an unfair proportion of money aimed at tackling inequality in the UK.

On a media round on Thursday morning, he repeatedly denied that the latest announcement of £2.1bn for 100 projects was a tilt away from funding the north of England.