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Blue wall rebels call for economic kickstart

Northern Tory MPs led by the former Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry have urged their government to kickstart its promised ‘levelling up’ agenda with a Northern Economic Recovery Plan.

Northern Tory MPs led by the former Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry have urged their government to kickstart its promised ‘levelling up' agenda with a Northern Economic Recovery Plan.

The MPs, many of then in so-called ‘red wall' seats won from Labour in the last general election, are angry at what they fear is a softening in the government's commitment to invest in the North.

Michael Burton

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