REGIONAL inequalities will widen and the poorest parts of England will be “levelled down” as a result of one of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s coronavirus business grants schemes, Labour warned last night.

Some of Britain’s hardest-pressed areas will receive the same financial support as the richest, despite many facing the prospect of remaining under strict Covid-19 rules for longer.

Shadow business minister Lucy Powell accused Mr Sunak and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of “betraying” voters in such areas.