The Treasury may have a handle on numbers, but it seems its spelling needs some work. have misspelt the names of at least two UK towns in announcing a boost to regional transport across the country.

are understood to be the places butchered by department in regional and national releases. A Tory source said: "If Labour can't even reheat old Conservative government announcements without making basic spelling errors, what chance does the country have of recovering from the mess they are making?

"They're trying to woo voters in the north but can't even spell the names of the towns correctly."

In one example, Middlesbrough was spelt "Middlesborough" in the email from the Treasury to journalists on Tuesday announcing a £15.6billion transport boost.

It comes after eagle-eyed journalists spotted spelling errors in defence minister Al Carns's letter to constituents about education in Birmingham Selly Oak.

Guarantee, apprenticeship, artificial intelligence, Britain, announced and survey were among the litany of words spelt wrong in the letter.

In his letter, he said: "I am also backing the Youth Gaurentee [sic], which will ensure that all 18-21 year olds are either earning or learning. This includes new apprentiships [sic] in priority sectors like green energy and teaching support.

"Many constituents have concerns regarding the future the creative sector [sic] and other industries as a result of developments in articicial intelligence [sic]. It is vital that Britian [sic] is ahead of the curve on this issue, so that Al is a job-creator.

"I am pleased that in the Government's Al Opportunities Action Plan, it was annonced [sic] that Skills England will work to ensure the British people are prepared for work in the growing Al-powered industries of tomorrow."