Keir Starmer backs UK's 'true patriots' with investment for 264 areas - FULL LIST

Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled plans to pour £5billion into rebuilding deprived communities across the country that have been scarred by years of austerity

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Hundreds of overlooked communities will be handed millions of pounds to revive downtrodden high streets, parks and public spaces - as Keir Starmer backed "true patriots" who care about their areas.

The Prime Minister today unveiled plans to pour £5billion into rebuilding deprived communities across the country that have been scarred by years of austerity. It will mean locals can decide how the money is best spent, from reviving empty shops and derelict pubs to creating new green spaces and sports facilities.

The levelling up-style blitz comes as Mr Starmer prepares for a pivotal Labour conference at the weekend, where he must convince jittery MPs of his plans to take on Reform UK. Breathing new life into high streets and community spaces is part of the Government's plans to counter Nigel Farage's narrative that Britain is broken.

The PM said: "For too long, people have watched their towns and streets decline – powerless to stop boarded-up shops and neglected parks. That ends now."

In a swipe at Nigel Farage, Mr Starmer said: "We’re investing in the UK’s future, by backing the true patriots that build our communities up in neighbourhoods across every corner of the country. Because it’s people who bring pride, hope and life to our communities."

He added: "This is a huge investment, but what matters most is who decides how it’s spent: the neighbours, volunteers and parents who know their communities best – the people with real skin in the game.

“We’re choosing renewal over decline, unity over division. This is our Plan for Change in action – giving power and pride back to the people who make Britain great.”

Polling shared with the Mirror shows some 74% of people say investing in struggling towns and neighbourhoods benefits the whole country – including 72% of Reform voters.

The research by Public First for the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods (ICON), carried out from September 19-22, found that 76% think that £20million investment in their neighbourhood would make a real difference. Nearly half (47%) think it will make a noticeable difference – including 56% of Labour voters and 50% of Labour voters considering voting for Reform.

ICON chair, Baroness Hilary Armstrong, said: "It's great to see the Prime Minister giving clear leadership and putting the full weight of government behind a truly national effort of neighbourhood renewal.

“If your neighbourhood is blighted by fly tipping, anti-social behaviour and boarded-up buildings, it undermines your faith in government's ability to do good. Addressing these issues requires investment of the like that’s been announced, to repair communities in places that have borne the brunt of de-industrialisation and austerity."

Under the plans, some 169 areas will receive £2 million a year for a decade, giving local people the power to decide how the money is best spent. And another 95 areas will receive an immediate £1.5 million to upgrade public spaces with new green spaces, play areas and sports and leisure facilities.

Work is already underway in further 75 areas which have been given cash already, including projects like regenerating sports fields in Nottingham, voluntary work with deprived young people in Scunthorpe, and creating a cultural festival in Blyth.

It comes after the Government said communities would be given powers to seize boarded-up shops, veto vape shops and fake barbers taking over high streets, and to save beloved local assets like pubs from closure.

Communities Secretary Steve Reed said: “Building pride in place starts with people, not politics. Local people know what they want to see in their neighbourhoods – and they don’t need government to dictate it.

“This plan will spark an historic grassroots movement that will restore local people’s power, boost national pride and help people get on in life across the UK as part of our Plan for Change.”

Full list of areas to benefit:

Areas set to receive up to £20 million:

England

Local Authority

Number of neighbourhoods

Neighbourhood names

Birmingham

8

Hawkesley; Druids Heath; Glebe Farm; Kingstanding South East; Woodgate; Sparkbrook North; Fox Hollies; Nechells

Liverpool

4

Speke East; Everton East; Norris Green East; Fairfield West & Newsham Park

Manchester

4

Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central; Hapurhey South & Monsall; Clayton Vale; Gorton South

Leeds

4

Middleton Park Avenue; Seacroft North & Monkswood; Farnley East; Armley & New Wortley

Kingston upon Hull, City of

3

Orchard Park; Greatfield; Boulevard & St Andrew's Quay

Wirral

3

Birkenhead Central; Seacombe; Woodchurch

County Durham

3

Peterlee East; Stanley South; Crook North & Tow Law

Leicester

3

Eyres Monsell; Braunstone Park West; Thurnby Lodge

North Northamptonshire

3

Corby Kingswood; Queensway (North Northamptonshire); Kettering Avondale Grange

Cumberland

3

Raffles & Morton; Flimby, Ellenborough & Broughton Moor; Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse

Doncaster

3

Conisbrough North; New Rossington; Mexborough West

Stoke-on-Trent

2

Bentilee & Ubberley; Meir North

Middlesbrough

2

Thorntree; Park End

Sheffield

2

Batemoor & Jordanthorpe; Parson Cross

Bradford

2

Holme Wood; Ravenscliffe

Wigan

2

Laithwaite & Marsh Green; Platt Bridge & Spring View

Swindon

2

Penhill; Walcot East

Newcastle upon Tyne

2

Walker North; Elswick South

Salford

2

Pendleton; Peel Green

Nottingham

2

Broxtowe & Cinderhill; St Ann's East

Portsmouth

2

Paulsgrove East; Fratton West

Wakefield

2

Lupset; Featherstone

Plymouth

2

Devonport, Mount Wise & Morice Town; St Budeaux

Havant

2

Leigh Park; Cowplain West

Peterborough

2

Orton Malborne & Goldhay; Paston

East Suffolk

2

Lowestoft Central; Felixstowe West

East Riding of Yorkshire

2

Bridlington West; Withernsea East & Patrington

Southampton

2

Weston (Southampton); Redbridge & Millbrook West

Basildon

2

Chalvedon; Laindon Central

Sunderland

2

Thorney Close & Plains Farm; Hendon & Docks

Cheshire West and Chester

2

Blacon South; Ellesmere Port Town & Rossmore

Norwich

2

Bowthorpe & West Earlham; Heartsease & Pilling Park

Blackpool

1

Little Layton & Little Carleton

Stockport

1

Brinnington

Tameside

1

Hattersley

Bristol, City of

1

Hartcliffe

Worcester

1

Warndon West

Knowsley

1

Page Moss & Fincham

Maidstone

1

Parkwood & Senacre

Sefton

1

Bootle South

Lincoln

1

Birchwood West

Halton

1

Hough Green

Stockton-on-Tees

1

Central Stockton & Portrack

Westmorland and Furness

1

Barrow Central

Coventry

1

Willenhall

Erewash

1

Cotmanhay

Swale

1

Sheppey East

East Lindsey

1

Mablethorpe

Sandwell

1

Friar Park

Rochdale

1

Hurstead & Smallbridge

Havering

1

Harold Hill East

Telford and Wrekin

1

Woodside

Bolton

1

Breightmet North

Brighton and Hove

1

Whitehawk

West Lancashire

1

Skelmersdale South East

Colchester

1

Greenstead

Solihull

1

Chelmsley Wood East

Rotherham

1

Maltby East

South Tyneside

1

Biddick Hill

Wyre Forest

1

Birchen Coppice

Preston

1

Ribbleton

Gateshead

1

Beacon Lough & Wrekenton

Lancaster

1

Morecambe West End

St. Helens

1

Town Centre East & Fingerpost

Calderdale

1

Mixenden

Warrington

1

Hulme

Somerset

1

Bridgwater South

Croydon

1

New Addington North

Herefordshire, County of

1

Hereford South West

Wyre

1

Fleetwood Town

Walsall

1

Blakenall South

North Somerset

1

Weston Bournville

West Lindsey

1

Gainsborough West

Blackburn with Darwen

1

Shadsworth & Intack

Redditch

1

Greenlands

Wolverhampton

1

Low Hill

North Tyneside

1

Percy Main

Dorset

1

Broadwey & Littlemoor

Tamworth

1

Glascote Heath

Gosport

1

Rowner

North East Derbyshire

1

Grassmoor & Holmewood

Torbay

1

Blatchcombe & Blagdon

Crawley

1

Bewbush

Derby

1

Chaddesden West

Oldham

1

Alt

North East Lincolnshire

1

Immingham & Habrough

Wiltshire

1

Salisbury Bemerton

Nuneaton and Bedworth

1

Camp Hill

Southend-on-Sea

1

Shoeburyness

Bury

1

Radcliffe

Oxford

1

Greater Leys

Arun

1

Wick & Toddington

Bath and North East Somerset

1

Twerton

West Suffolk

1

Lakenheath

Dover

1

Buckland & St Radigunds

Scotland

Local Authority

Number of neighbourhoods

Neighbourhood names

Aberdeen City

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

City of Edinburgh

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

Falkirk

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

Fife

2

Two unique neighbourhoods to be selected at later stage.

Glasgow City

2

Two unique neighbourhoods to be selected at later stage.

Highland

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

North Ayrshire

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

North Lanarkshire

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

South Ayrshire

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

South Lanarkshire

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

Na h-Eileanan Siar

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

West Lothian

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

Wales

Local authority

Number of neighbourhoods

Neighbourhood names

Blaenau Gwent

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

Neath Port Talbot

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

Swansea

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

Newport

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

Rhondda Cynon Taf

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

Cardiff

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

Caerphilly

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

Carmarthenshire

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

Conwy

1

Neighbourhood to be selected at later stage.

Areas set to receive £1.5million:

England

Scotland

Wales

Blackpool

Glasgow City

Blaenau Gwent

Barking and Dagenham

West Dunbartonshire

Bridgend (x2)

Middlesbrough

North Ayrshire

Caerphilly

Kingston upon Hull, City of

Dundee City

Cardiff

Knowsley

North Lanarkshire

Carmarthenshire

Sandwell

Inverclyde

Ceredigion

Manchester

East Ayrshire

Conwy

Birmingham

Falkirk

Denbighshire

Stoke-on-Trent

Flintshire

Hyndburn

Gwynedd

Oldham

Isle of Anglesey

Burnley

Merthyr Tydfil

Newham

Monmouthshire

Slough

Neath Port Talbot

Liverpool

Newport

Tameside

Pembrokeshire

Nottingham

Powys

Walsall

Rhondda Cynon Taf

Blackburn with Darwen

Swansea

Salford

The Vale of Glamorgan

Ashfield

Torfaen

Rochdale

Wrexham

Wolverhampton

Southampton

Hastings

Hartlepool

Halton

Bradford

Doncaster

Mansfield

Croydon

Great Yarmouth

Sunderland

Preston

Enfield

Peterborough

Medway

St. Helens

Bolton

Leicester

Hounslow

Luton

Gateshead

Haringey

Coventry

Wigan

Brent

Rotherham

Thurrock

Portsmouth

Swale

Nuneaton and Bedworth

Wakefield

North East Lincolnshire

Newcastle upon Tyne

Ipswich

Gravesham

Pendle

Barnsley

Thanet

Boston

Fenland

South Tyneside

Derby