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…
Northern Powerhouse
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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 –…
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…
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…
