Author: Rachel Todd

Key Cities welcomes two new member cities

Two additional cities have joined Key Cities, the national network that represents urban living in the UK, strengthening the network’s ability to shape national policy, disseminate and scale fresh concepts, and promote economic and social development. Cumberland and Stoke-on-Trent will be joining the growing network of cities that represent a broad political and geographical spread […]

Party conference wrap up

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Our ‘Impactful Investing’ event in Manchester, on the fringe of the Conservative party conference, acknowledged that private sector investment is key to the regeneration of urban centres up and down the country. However, to attract businesses and capital, the panel agreed that cities must have clear visions and long-term plans – infrastructure, connectivity and skills […]

Cllr Bev Craig

Headshot of Cllr Bev Craig

Cllr Bev Craig is Leader of Manchester City Council and Chair of Core Cities.

Key Cities Autumn Events

Four people taking part in panel discussion

In early October we will join forces with Onward and Core Cities to talk about private sector investment for city regeneration and net zero sustainability at a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. The week after we will be exploring how councils can achieve net zero at our fringe event hosted by […]

Conservative party conference fringe event – Impactful Investing

Audience for Key Cities Fringe event held in 2022

Key Cities will be holding a fringe event with Core Cities looking at unlocking private investment for regeneration and net zero sustainability. The fringe will be hosted by Onward. This panel will discuss what good public-private partnerships look like, and how to unlock the potential of our cities without relying entirely on public funds. Speakers: […]

Labour Party Conference Fringe – Cities tackling net zero

Panel of 4 people in a room discussing net zero.

This event will: introduce Key Cities new report, Levelling Up, Emissions Down, which sets out the progress to net zero that local cities are making; shares the best examples from Labour-run local authorities; and focuses on how Labour Party policy can support local authorities to achieve their ambitious targets for the benefit of their citizens and […]

Tracy Brabin

Headshot of Tracy Brabin outside a building.

Tracy Brabin was elected as the first Mayor of West Yorkshire, and the first ever woman Metro Mayor in England, in May 2021. During her campaign, Tracy pledged to create 1,000 skilled jobs for young people, lead a ‘Creative New Deal’ for the region, bring buses back under public control, tackle the climate emergency and […]

Kerry McCarthy MP

Head shot of Kerry McCarthy MP

Kerry McCarthy MP is the Labour MP for Bristol East and has been serving as Labour’s Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Net Zero since June 2022. She has also previously served as Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Shadow Minister for Green Transport.

Key Cities AGM Highlights: Quality and Affordable Housing

Durley Chine Hub building exterior on a sunny day

The meeting, which brought together leaders from across the UK, served as an invaluable opportunity to reflect on the past year, share knowledge and discuss some of the most pressing issues facing our cities today. Above all, it reiterated the need for more devolved powers, greater flexibility in government funding and transparency in funding allocations. […]