Greater Manchester Councils spent £1.1million on Levelling up Consultants.

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Greater Manchester's 10 councils spent more than £1.1m on consultants as part of the Levelling Up Fund bidding process, it has been revealed.

The authorities received about £60m in the latest round of funding.

Analysis by politics newsletter The Northern Agenda found Bolton spent the most on consultants, while Bury spent the least.

The government said the use of consultants was "a decision for individual councils".

In January, it was announced that more than 100 projects across the UK had been awarded a share of £2.1bn in the second round of Levelling Up funding.

The awards saw the north-west of England receive the most money, getting £354m.