Daily Mail reports that the Government is still yet to appoint any of its promised 12 new 'levelling up' tsars despite applications closing more than six months ago

Baroness Scott of Bybrook, a minister at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, this week admitted no appointments had been made in the search for regional levelling up directors.

The posts were advertised back in April with the salary for the jobs ranging from £120,000 up to £144,000.

There was due to be one director for each of nine English regions, as well as one each for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

In response to a written parliamentary question this week, Baroness Scott admitted that no regional directors had yet been recruited.

But the minister insisted the Government remained 'committed to delivering levelling up' and promised 'more details will be available in due course'.

A Freedom of Information request recently revealed more than 589 people had applied to become a levelling up director before the closing date of 18th April.

A DLUHC spokesman said the department was pursuing a 'robust and rigorous process' and would 'only allocate roles to those who are suitable'.

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The Daily Mail - EXCLUSIVE: Ministers are yet to appoint any of promised 12 new 'levelling up' tsars to help deprived areas despite applications for £144,000-a-year roles closing more than SIX MONTHS ago