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Yorkshire is at the forefront of driving change once more

Secretary of State – 16th March 2022 In six months’ time, Yorkshire will celebrate the 150th anniversary of a little-known event that was pivotal in shaping our modern democracy. In August 1872, voters at the Pontefract by-election became the first in British parliamentary history to cast their ballots in secret, in a bid to stamp […]

BUDGET STEPS UP AMBITIONS FOR NORTHERN POWERHOUSE

  Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps: 5 March, 2021   If anyone still doubted the Government’s determination to deliver on our promises to the North and level up the UK economy, then I hope this week’s Budget has persuaded them of our intent. The measures announced by the Chancellor – including the first […]