Head of Regional Policy, Jim Hubbard, unpacks our exciting plans for 2020 as we work to level up places.
The December General Election resulted in clarity on who will be in power for the years to come and provides a major opportunity for the UK to address its stubborn regional productivity gap and inequalities that have challenged us for decades. We’ll use this opportunity to work in close partnership with government to ensure every UK region is able to reach its economic potential.
Who would have guessed 10 years ago that we’d have a former London Mayor from the Conservative party become Prime Minister after having won a large majority in the North of England? That former mayor and current Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made ‘levelling up’ places a top priority of his government with hopes of keeping his strong majority in place for many years to come.
At the same time, based on engagement with officials the expected Cabinet reshuffle next month will be important in deciding e