Tracy Brabin
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
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
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. […]
Cllr Meg Davidson
Cllr Tony Cox
Cllr Vince Maple
Cllr Mike Stonard
Look ahead to UKREiiF
Major UK cities and regions will be brought together alongside Government, investors, funders, developers and housebuilders, for a full programme of talks, workshops and networking. It’s an unparalleled opportunity for city leaders to showcase the potential of their places, attract investment and drive levelling up – for the benefit of both their local economies and […]
Levelling Up, Emissions Down – Executive Summary
The report calls for Government to clearly define the responsibilities of local and national government, provide devolved funding with net zero powers to local areas, and support in upskilling the workforce. It sets out the findings of a programme of research, which involved extensive engagement with the 27 Key Cities, to assess progress to net […]
Levelling up, Emissions down – Framework for Net Zero
The framework explores nine thematic areas in depth, identifying current and future initiatives alongside an overview of relevant support and funding mechanisms and highlights, and sharing best practices from across the 27 Key Cities members as well as other relevant case studies from around the UK. The research also delivered a data dashboard which provides […]
