All major cities are to be "adopted" by Shadow Ministers so that they have a connection to the highest levels of the Conservative Party. The Yorkshire Post revealed the Yorkshire appointments a month ago. There are some more English cities to be confirmed shortly but here are the appointments so far:
Minister for Birmingham
Andrew Mitchell
Minister for Bristol
Liam Fox
Minister for Coventry
Caroline Spelman
Minister for Edinburgh
Lord Strathclyde
Minister for Glasgow
David Mundell
Ministers for Leeds and Bradford
William Hague and Eric Pickles
Minister for Liverpool
Chris Grayling
Minister for Manchester
George Osborne
Minister for Newcastle
Alan Duncan
Minister for Wolverhampton
Francis Maude
Some of these cities don’t have any Conservative councillors or MPs, on the whole these appointments seem sensible choices and will hopefully help to ensure urban issues are considered carefully within the party’s strategy.
Deputy Editor