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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

Andy Street ditches Tories in West Midlands mayoral campaign material

Andy Street wearing pink tie standing inside an empty train holding on to a pole in an aisle.
Andy Street is hoping to be elected to a third term in office in May’s West Midlands mayoral election. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian

The West Midlands mayor, Andy Street, has said it is “utterly deliberate” to exclude reference to the Conservative party from his campaign material, as he believes he is fighting an individual campaign and “people are sick and tired of Westminster”.

Street is hoping to be elected to a third term in office in May’s election in a vote that could be the strongest indicator yet as to how the two main parties will perform at the impending general election.

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