Cllr Alan Jarrett

Cllr Alan Jarrett

Alan Jarrett has been a councillor since 1997 at the first elections held for the Medway Unitary Authority. He was part of the Conservative opposition in Medway from 1997-2000, whereupon the Conservatives formed a minority administration. He assumed the finance portfolio in 1999. Shortly after the 2000 election he was elected as Deputy Leader of […]

Cllr John Merry CBE

Cllr John Merry

Cllr John Merry has served as Deputy City Mayor of Salford since 2016 and has led the City’s Adult Services, Health and Wellbeing portfolio since May 2021. He was elected to represent Broughton Ward in 1990 and served as the Leader of Salford City Council from 2003 until the election of the first directly-elected City […]

Cities driving recovery and growth

Cities driving recovery and growth - cover

On 23 March 2021, the Key Cities APPG met to discuss the crucial role of cities up and down the country in helping people and businesses recover from the pandemic and driving economic growth. Chaired by John Stevenson MP, the meeting heard from Homes England chair Peter Freeman, Centre for Progressive Policy director Charlotte Alldritt […]