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The Guardian view on the trailblazer devolution deals: a step in the right direction

Editorial: New powers for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands to control funding point the way to genuine levelling up

The Guardian - UK

The Mancunian Way: Haunting civil servants

What does the new ‘Trailblazer’ deal mean for Greater Manchester? PLUS Mayor to face greater scrutiny over funding

Manchester Evening News

Budget 2023: West Midlands poised to get new investment zone

'Investment zones will make a valuable contribution towards enhancing prosperity for residents right across our region' - Mayor Andy Street

Birmingham Post

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The Mancunian Way: From punk to the pandemic

The nightclub that triggered a Manchester renaissance PLUS Why junior doctors are striking AND GM’s Trailblazer deal

Manchester Evening News

Mayor calls for inquiry into Coventry city of culture trust

Trust entered administration owing money to city council, Coventry University and arts group

The Guardian - UK

More apprenticeship skills academies could open in West Midlands following Birmingham launch

Partner in Ladder for Greater Birmingham campaign says further hubs could launch in the region where people can learn more about apprenticeship career options

Birmingham Post

MIPIM to showcase £15bn in West Midlands regen opportunities

Delegation will host more than 30 events at next month’s global property conference in France

Birmingham Post

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Commonwealth Games ‘raging bull’ to get a permanent home

Mechanical centrepiece of Birmingham 2022's opening ceremony will be placed at city's railway station by the summer

Wales Online

Commonwealth Games ‘raging bull’ to get full-time home at city rail station

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony’s mechanical centrepiece will be in place by the summer.

The Independent UK

Tory mayor Andy Street says levelling up policy should trust local people more

West Midlands mayor believes it shouldn’t only be up to civil servants in London to make all the project funding decisions

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove wants to give Andy Burnham and Greater Manchester more 'significant powers' in devolution deal

Levelling Up Secretary is in talks with Greater Manchester to give them control of how to spends taxpayers' money

Manchester Evening News

Michael Gove announces £15m to improve social housing in Greater Manchester in wake of tragic death of Awaab Ishak

The Levelling Up secretary said Awaab's death has reinforced the need for action during a speech in Manchester today - he's announced £30m for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands

Manchester Evening News

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

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The Independent 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 Guardian - UK

‘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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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

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Daily Mirror

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.

Evening Standard

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.

Manchester Evening News

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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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.

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