Video Tories have regions competing “Hunger Games-style” for funding, Nandy says Lisa Nandy has accused ministers of forcing different areas of the country to compete “Hunger Games-style” for ‘levelling… Katie Neame 9th June, 2022, 11:24 am
Comment The government must support the North’s decimated hospitality sector As the Northern Powerhouse Conference gets underway today, coronavirus will be front and centre for much of the… Hugh Goulbourne 22nd October, 2020, 11:30 am
Comment Labour for the North: Why we’ve set up a new group for Northern Labour MPs The Institute for Public Policy Research for the north of England recently published its review of the Northern… Justin Madders 1st July, 2019, 1:23 pm
Comment Anna Turley and Sue Jeffrey: The Tories oversell small gains – but Teessiders won’t buy it To read the ConservativeHome article penned this week by Simon Clarke, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland,… 13th April, 2018, 3:00 pm
Comment We are ready for a devolution deal – but Tories won’t listen, writes council leader A potential devolution deal for Yorkshire has been gathering pace since 17 out of 20 local authorities formed… Judith Blake 20th October, 2017, 9:00 am
Comment Joe Anderson: Chancellor’s cash an insult to the north after years of austerity “It’s a wicked and cynical business offering superficially simple solutions to complex challenges,” Philip Hammond told the Conservative party conference… Joe Anderson 3rd October, 2017, 12:00 pm
Comment Jim McMahon: Northern Powerhouse is a toxic Tory brand that fails on devolution Another Tory party conference hosted in the north – and another flimsy funding announcement from the chancellor to… Jim McMahon 3rd October, 2017, 8:38 am
Comment Mike Amesbury: Devolution can’t just be for the Mersey – Cheshire deserves it too One of the first parliamentary tasks of any newly elected MP is to deliver a maiden speech –… Mike Amesbury 4th September, 2017, 7:00 am
News Northern MPs demand action over Tory transport “broken promises” Yorkshire and Humber MPs have banded together with the shadow transport secretary to demand action from the Tories… Emma Bean 24th August, 2017, 5:51 pm
Comment The North needs devolution to solve the Tories rail failings – Yorkshire and Humber MPs open letter to Grayling Andy McDonald, Labour’s shadow transport secretary, has today, along with Yorkshire and the Humber MPs, written to the… 24th August, 2017, 5:25 pm