The Facebook ads promoted the £3.6 billion Towns Fund run by Robert Jenrick’s departmentKey marginal constituencies were targeted during last year’s general election with Facebook adverts placed by the housing department headed by Robert Jenrick. At least 100,000 voters saw taxpayer-funded posts alerting them to the £3.6 billion Towns Fund, data suggests. Mr Jenrick, the housing, communities and local government secretary, and Jake Berry, his junior minister, selected 61 of the towns that would receive funding. Mr Jenrick chose Darwen, part of Mr Berry’s constituency. Mr Berry chose Newark, Mr Jenrick’s constituency.

Source: The Times November 23, 2020 00:01 UTC