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Strip Avanti of rail contracts if services don’t improve, city mayors demand

Andy Burnham, Sadiq Khan and Andy Street say operator has weeks to sort out train ‘chaos’

The Guardian - UK

Power to the people is a lovely idea, Gordon Brown, but you forgot about women

Labour’s vision of a new Britain ignores the issue of structural sex discrimination

The Guardian - UK

Innovation funding goes to the same places, West Midlands mayor says

Andy Street said that regions currently do not have access to the Government’s crucial research and development money.

The Independent UK

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‘People had to urinate in Pringles pots’: passengers on Avanti travel trauma

Rail users have plenty of horror stories about their experiences and the train operator is on a deadline to fix its problems

The Guardian - UK

Tory mayor calls for tax rises over spending cuts in Rishi Sunak’s autumn budget

‘A little extra tax’ needed to support public services valued by public, says Andy Street

The Independent UK

HS2’s supporters fear cancellations and delays as austerity looms

In Britain’s darkening economic climate, the expensive high speed rail project looks like an obvious target for further cuts

The Guardian - UK

Young Tory chair who called Birmingham 'a dump' temporarily quits his role

Daniel Grainger apologised and deleted the tweet after it went viral on Saturday afternoon, with the West Midlands Mayor Andy Street urging him to leave the city.

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Tory Conference 2022: Mayor says he would not have cut top rate of tax

Andy Street suggested that history shows the huge tax breaks offered in the mini budget will fail to boost economic growth.

Evening Standard

Tory mayor tells fellow Conservative to leave after ‘Birmingham is a dump’ tweet

The chairman of the Young Conservative Network made the comment as the city hosts the Tory party conference

Manchester Evening News

Tory mayor slams young Conservative who labelled city ‘a dump’ on eve of Tory Conference

The comment comes at a time when some MPs have said they will not attend the Tory Party’s annual conference this week

Evening Standard

Young Conservative told to leave Birmingham after calling it a ‘dump’

Tory mayor of West Midlands rebukes Daniel Grainger for insulting host city of party conference

The Guardian - UK

Young Tories’ leader apologises for calling Birmingham ‘a dump’

’Grow up and understand why this city is so special’, says Tory mayor of West Midlands in Twitter row

The Independent UK

Tory mayor rebukes fellow Conservative for ‘Birmingham is a dump’ tweet

Daniel Grainger, the chairman of Young Conservative Network, was told to leave Birmingham by the Tory mayor after making the post.

The Independent UK

Festival of tech returns to Birmingham

Tech week will feature a host of guest speakers and seminars about field such as artificial intelligence and big data

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Truss must ‘deliver’ energy bills help for homes and businesses, says Tory mayor

West Midlands mayor Andy Street said tax cuts were ‘not sufficient’ to tackle energy price crisis.

The Independent UK

New HS2 station will bring in 1,000 jobs, says mayor

The HS2 interchange near the NEC and Birmingham Airport is due to open in 2026.

Birmingham Post

New HS2 Interchange station will bring in 1,000 jobs, says West Midlands Mayor

Andy Street has praised the job-creating prospects of new station which is one of four new sites being built for phase one of HS2

Birmingham Post

Address 'rampant energy costs' and support region's mayor - West Midlands business leaders tell new PM Liz Truss what is needed

The new Conservative leader and Prime Minister has a bulging in tray as businesses and households are gripped by the rising cost of living

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Comment: Maintaining momentum to make the most of the Birmingham 2022 legacy

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street says the global sporting spectacle must represent a starting point and not a finish line when it comes to the ongoing levelling up agenda and investment into the region

The Independent UK

Truss sets out growth plan for West Midlands ahead of Tory leadership hustings

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will once again be put to the test by party members during a two-hour event in Birmingham.

The Independent UK

Truss pledges to put the West Midlands ‘at the heart of our economic revival’

Ahead of a Tory Party hustings in Birmingham, Liz Truss set out her plan to boost growth and drive opportunity across the region.

The Independent UK

Brexit bad for business, says Tory mayor

Andy Street’s comments come after Tory leadership contenders insisted Brexit has provided opportunities

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s place first, not party first’: city mayors on how they are reshaping English politics

England’s directly elected leaders – from Sadiq Khan and Andy Street to Andy Burnham and Joanne Anderson – are shaking up the way the country is run. We paired up six of them to ask where they see the future of politics – clue, it’s not in Westminster

Birmingham Post

West Midlands businesses to hear more about the 'tens of thousands' of HS2 contracts up for grabs at online summit

Businesses from across the region are invited to take part in an online summit later this week

Birmingham Post

Commonwealth Games trade mission heads to Chicago and Toronto

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street is leading a delegation which is showcasing the investment opportunities in the region to US business leaders

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