A video obtained by the New Statesman magazine shows the former chancellor proudly telling Tories that he had begun changing the types of public funding to ensure more prosperous cities get “the funding they deserve”. Speaking in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, last week, he said: “I’ve managed to start changing the types of funding, to make sure that areas like this get the funding they deserve because we inherited a bunch of formulas from Labor who pushed the whole financing. in deprived urban areas and this had to be reversed. “I set to work to undo that.” Politics Hub: Liz Truss acknowledges ‘tough winter’ and Sunak comes under fire Labor MPs have expressed their outrage at the comments, with shadow secretary Lisa Nundy calling them “outrageous”. He said: “Rishi Sunak openly boasts that he set the rules for funneling taxpayers’ money into wealthy Tory boroughs. “This is our money. It should be spent fairly and where it’s needed most – not used as a bribe to Tory members. Talk about showing your true colours.” Mr. Sunak’s campaign did not dispute the video and instead defended its content. Meanwhile, Ian Murray, Labor MP for Edinburgh South, said: “No surprise here. The Tories have done it every time they’ve been in power. ‘Up’ is just another one of their empty slogans. “ Tory MP Jake Berry, who chairs the Northern Inquiry Parliamentary Group, also condemned the comments as he attacked Mr Sunak’s leadership campaign. He tweeted: “Publicly @RishiSunak claims he wants to raise the standard of the North, but here, he’s bragging about trying to channel vital investment away from deprived areas? “He says one thing and does another – from raising taxes to trying to block funding for our armed forces and now raising the bar.” And Foreign Secretary Lord Jacques Goldsmith said: “This is one of the strangest – and stupidest – things I have ever heard from a politician.” Read more: Liz Truss refuses to apologize for public sector pay policy Back What did Truss and Sunak promise during Sky News battle for Number 10? A source for Mr Sunak’s campaign said: “The rise is not just about city centers but towns and rural areas across the country that need help too. That was changed in the green paper and will follow as first minister though . “Traveling around the country, he has seen non-metropolitan areas that need better bus services, faster broadband or high-quality schools. That is what he will deliver as premier.” But Mr Sunak’s allies have rallied around the Tory leadership candidate. Tees Valley Tory mayor Ben Houchen claimed Boris Johnson led the party to election victory with his pledge to invest in areas “that have been neglected at the expense of urban cities”. And Richard Holden, the Tory MP for Durham North West, attacked Labor for “draining investment from small cities, towns, suburbs, villages” while “washing away” in metropolitan centres. Defending Mr Sunak, he told Sky News: “Rishi Sunak has dismantled (Treasury orthodoxy) so that places right across from Cornwall to the Cotswolds to County Durham to Cambridgeshire basically benefit from a wholesale change in the rules.” The comments come as Mr Sunak tries to make up ground against Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to win the support of party members who will choose the next prime minister. Subscribe to the Daily Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker Ms Truss is steadily leading in the polls, but last night saw Mr Sunak win over an audience of undecided voters following Sky News’ Battle for No 10 programme.