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Harris, faulted for failing to connect with voters about their economic pain in battleground states in the Midwest and Southwest, criticized former President Biden about his administration’s priorities.

"The government had promised to ensure that job-focused bids would be the priority at Lindsey, yet prior to bids even being considered, they are already issuing redundancy notices."

The grants will apply to "tens of thousands" of students from lower-income households, targeted at those "studying priority courses that support the industrial strategy and the Labour government's wider mission to renew Britain".

Mr Hender said: "I think it's worrying that a report regarding perinatal mortality doesn't seem to be very high on the priority list of the ICB if it's taken 18 months to release from completion."

For Stephanie Hilborne, chief executive of Women in Sport, efforts needed to be made to bust a myth "that teenage girls drop out of sport simply because their priorities change".