Are you concerned about Manchester levelling up?

The Conservative leadership race is underway, with Rishi Sunak having won the first and second rounds of voting as MPs bid to become the next Prime Minister.

They will be taking the place of Boris Johnson, who included a 'levelling up' policy in his manifesto aimed at reducing economic imbalances across the UK, including Manchester. But with tax cuts announced as key policies for the Tory leadership candidates, we want to know if you are concerned over the continuation of the levelling up promise.

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has already demanded a snap election and called out the policies of the Tory candidates, tweeting: "We need to start demanding a General Election at the end of this Tory leadership election.

"They were all elected on a manifesto promise to level up the North and are all abandoning it."

Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.

Burnham claimed that the proposed tax cuts would leave levelling up plans "dead in the water".

Some readers have already shared their concerns on the issue, with one saying: "The Tories won't care about broken promises."

Another person added: "We all knew they wouldn't level up the North."

Aside from the Tory leadership contest, plans for bus reforms in Manchester have also taken a hit after a court heard challenges from bus company Rotala earlier this week.

Do you think levelling up will continue once a new PM is in place? Let us know in the comments section.

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