Andy Street

Co-Chair @prosper_UK_ | First Mayor of the West Midlands and former MD of John Lewis | Chair @birminghamrep

[Andy Street @andy4wm]

Millions of voters are turned off by populism & are looking instead for competence and realism

@Prosper_UK_ exists to support a Conservative Party focused on growth, opportunity & responsible government

Britain can do better & prosper again

Join today: https://t.co/mKsbzTzA6a

[Prosper UK @Prosper_UK_]

Seven years after graduating.

That is not a normal loan.

It is a broken system.

Sign the petition: https://t.co/58CoJyzuNy

[Andy Street @andy4wm]

Good to see @RuthDavidsonPC launching @ProsperUKs first campaign, Fair Fees.

Student loans should help young people get on. But for too many graduates, the system now feels less like a loan and more like an extra tax on aspiration.

https://t.co/ifleG3p3u9

[Andy Street @andy4wm]

Good to see @RuthDavidsonPC launching @ProsperUKs first campaign, Fair Fees.

Student loans should help young people get on. But for too many graduates, the system now feels less like a loan and more like an extra tax on aspiration.

https://t.co/ifleG3p3u9

[Prosper UK @Prosper_UK_]

Graduates are being charged far more than they borrowed.

Today we launched our first campaign to reform the student finance system and make it fairer for graduates, students and the next generation.

Sign the petition: https://t.co/1mLpbRL5xi

[Andy Street @andy4wm]

Pleased to have contributed to @WeAreBrightBlue's Liberalism Liberated

My argument is simple: devolution has proved itself, but England’s mayors still need fiscal autonomy to drive real growth

The next phase must be genuine fiscal devolution

https://t.co/RlfnXBoy36

[Prosper UK @Prosper_UK_]

We heard it again in Liverpool.

At our roundtable with @DowntownBusines, businesses were clear: they want to invest, hire and grow.

But high taxes, rising employment costs, planning delays and skills gaps are holding them back.

Policy should not just be written in meeting rooms in London. It should be shaped by the people creating jobs, taking risks and trying to get Britain growing again.

[Prosper UK @Prosper_UK_]

https://t.co/NNtOUYQF2i

[Prosper UK @Prosper_UK_]

Tony Blair is right.

You cannot claim growth is the mission while making energy dearer, hiring harder, welfare more expensive and businesses less confident.

And you cannot prepare Britain for the future while ducking AI, defence, planning, tax and public service reform.

The centre can be radical. The centre-right needs to own that space again, because Labour clearly cannot deliver it.

https://t.co/1XoSVY0YlQ

[Prosper UK @Prosper_UK_]

The 2019 coalition has left the station.

The Conservative Party will not rebuild by trying to recreate it. And Chasing Reform risks shrinking the party further.

The opportunity now is to build a broad, pro-growth, centre-right coalition focused on living standards and competence.

As @gavinbarwell pointed out here

https://t.co/e8ZZ9cFCbM

[Prosper UK @Prosper_UK_]

Too many difficult debates in British politics are simply avoided.

Prosper UK is going to begin policy work on a fair deal for the next generation, looking honestly at how housing, taxation, pensions and opportunity affect younger and older generations differently.

You cannot solve long-term problems by pretending they do not exist.

[Andy Street @andy4wm]

Massive congratulations to Unai, the players, the staff, and every Villa supporter. We’ve waited 44 years for nights like this to return.

You’ve made us proud tonight.

#UTV

[Andy Street @andy4wm]

Good luck to Unai, the players and every Villa fan making the trip to Istanbul tomorrow.

Safe travels and enjoy every second of it. #UTV

[Andy Street @andy4wm]

It’s time to put the city and residents first - put political differences aside.

Birmingham is not ungovernable. It needs stable, serious local leadership that puts residents first.

Working with other parties locally is not the same as endorsing them nationally.

[Prosper UK @Prosper_UK_]

These results show there is no chance of rebuilding our 2019 coalition. Reform are here to stay.

We can still win with a party to the right of us - but only if we build a new centre-right coalition based on serious, pro-growth policies. 2015 showed it can be done.

@gavinbarwell for Conservative Home

https://t.co/9wstPDpkue

[Prosper UK @Prosper_UK_]

This Friday @andy4wm and @ruthdavidsonpc are hosting our first Prosper UK Town Hall in Scotland.

After last week’s Scottish Parliament results, the conversation feels more important than ever. No set piece speeches, just an open discussion about serious, moderate, pro-growth politics in Scotland and across the UK.

Sign up: https://t.co/n6jLj3BUkc

[Andy Street @andy4wm]

Across the WM I’m sorry to see good friends and colleagues lose their seats.

But there are lessons too. In Sutton Coldfield, Conservatives gained by focusing on competence, local priorities and delivery.

The path back is a focus on growth & opportunity.

https://t.co/xwMf6yZk2W

[Prosper UK @Prosper_UK_]

Farage said he would wipe the Conservatives out as a national force. He hasn’t.

But the 2019 coalition has gone. Reform is not going away. Labour is losing ground, and the Lib Dems aren’t breaking through.

Millions of centre and centre-right voters still feel unrepresented.

The route back is a new coalition built around the economy, everyday priorities and serious government.

https://t.co/Jjey3cZ3V4

[Prosper UK @Prosper_UK_]

Farage said he would wipe out the Tories. He hasn’t.

But it’s clear from early results, the Conservative coalition of 2019 can't be rebuilt because Reform is not going away.

The route back is something akin to the 2015 coalition built on trust on the economy and a pro business approach.

Sign up today: https://t.co/t0jAlA1FOm

[Prosper UK @Prosper_UK_]

Our Business Advisory Council made up of people who've built businesses, created jobs, & dealt with hard economic realities their whole careers, had a simple message.

The UK needs to stop tiptoeing, make decisions honestly, and make sure growth works for young people, not just those who've already had a good run.

[Prosper UK @Prosper_UK_]

Reform need to get over losing by-elections like Gorton and Denton.

Designing policy to target places that don’t vote for you isn’t serious, it’s petty, vindictive and sets a dangerous precedent.

Britain needs solutions built on evidence, expertise and a plan that actually works, that’s we are doing.