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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Lynch

Stoke-on-Trent should become UK video games industry hub, says MP

The UK’s video games industry could have a new Silicon Valley-style hub in Stoke-on-Trent if the city is given the chance, a Conservative former minister has said.

Jonathan Gullis, the MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, has urged ministers to back proposals for “Silicon Stoke”, which he said would build on existing expertise in the area and its citywide full fibre broadband connection.

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