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PM promises to keep investing as he tells Accrington: ‘We have got your back’

Source: PA Wire

The Government will continue to invest in towns like Accrington and ensure they are not forgotten, Rishi Sunak has vowed.

On Monday, the Prime Minister visited the home of football club Accrington Stanley, said to be the “heartbeat” of the East Lancashire town.

More than 100 people gathered in the Wham Stadium’s 1968 lounge to hear him speak a year after he announced the town would receive £20 million in levelling up funds.

Accrington also received a further £20 million boost

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