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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

Birmingham Post

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

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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

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.

The Independent UK

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

Birmingham Post

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

Birmingham Post

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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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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

Birmingham Post

Names needed for two Birmingham railway stations

Mayor launches appeal to name pair of stations being built south of the city centre

Birmingham Post

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The Guardian - UK

Parties manage expectations as voting in local elections begins

Results will be seen as test of Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer at likely mid-point of current UK government

Daily Mirror

Drink-driver who killed baby in pram crash could be freed from prison in two years

James Paul Davis, 35, was jailed for six-and-a-half years earlier this month after he crashed his car into baby Ciaran Leigh Morris in Walsall, West Midlands

Birmingham Post

Andy Street strikes bid for new devolution deal

West Midlands Mayor says talks will start imminently as region battles to take control of skills and training, energy and investment

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