This positive decision will also be a welcome sign for any Sunak-sceptic Northern MPs that he takes levelling up – and them holding their seats in 2024 – seriously.
Failing to do so will see it become the next workforce crisis in the headlines.
We are the second largest and most rural county in England. The component parts have a long history and consequently a real sense of place.
Without the changes to the boundaries, by the time of the next election this data would be a quarter of a century out of date.
The sad truth is that many local Labour councils and local bureaucracies don’t want it: they’re scared of it.
The first in a five-part ConHome series this week on the future of the United Kingdom.
These institutions play a vital role – despite what commentators, and sometimes politicians, say.
We need to look seriously at how our tax system works and whether the burden is spread fairly across the whole country.
Boris Johnson is already appealing to Blue Collar voters who are fed up with Labour’s betrayal of Brexit and the values of working people.
I am setting up a think tank to explore how we can sensibly use the countryside as part of the wider economy.
The Conservatives come to a deal in Moray – but miss out in Cornwall and Dumfries and Galloway.
The Party will also be sharing power in a number of Scottish local authorities.
Net gains for the Conservatives in England 319 seats, net Labour losses 142, net UKIP loses 137, net Lib Dem losses 28.
Backing traditional industries is very far from the electoral liability that strategists fear.