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[IPPR North @IPPRNorth]

We look forward to more plans like this, but await the real progress of getting spades in the ground and beginning to bring about a transformed transport network for the North.

Delays on the rail network are still just as regular, and Northerners are tired of waiting...

[IPPR North @IPPRNorth]

Great to see plans confirmed for a new station in Bradford to better link up this brilliant region!

Northern Powerhouse Rail is about connecting the vibrant people and places across the North to bring more jobs, housing, opportunity.

https://t.co/T8pQ4EEreN

[IPPR North @IPPRNorth]

The closer we are to NPR being fully realised, the closer we are to the real economic growth that a joined up North can bring for the entire country.

Because people in Bradford and across the country cannot rely on old crumbling infrastructure anymore.

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What should the government prioritise in the Autumn Budget?

@harry_qp explains the key things we want to see. 👇

[IPPR North @IPPRNorth]

But trade deals alone won’t be enough.

Government now needs to match this ambition at home with investment, and powers for mayors to invest in the homes, the transport, and town centres the north deserves.

So we look forward to seeing what is announced at Budget!

[IPPR North @IPPRNorth]

The North is home to 16 million people with an economy bigger than Norway or Austria - it’s only natural our mayors are out there selling it to the world together!

We're sick and tired of hearing how much "potential" there is in the North. It's not potential - it's REAL!

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[Fred Dimbleby @freddimbleby]

Why are Northern mayors on a visit to India?

ITV News has been granted access to the largest trade mission to the country since the free trade agreement came into force

We spoke to @bevcraig, @KiMcGuinness and @olivercoppard about their hopes for the trip

[IPPR North @IPPRNorth]

This here is devolution: Labour and Reform mayors working together, standing side by side representing the North 💪

They know their communities best, they know how to secure the deals that people would actually feel in their jobs, their wages, their high streets.

[IPPR @IPPR]

Here’s how we can start levelling the playing field for high street businesses. 👇

Read our full blog
https://t.co/i6AyiOE370

[Zoë Billingham @zoe_billingham]

Great to speak to Naga & Charlie on BBC Breakfast this morning about @MartinSLewis’s new Small Ideas Initiative. Small ideas can make big improvements to our lives, show government at all levels listens & build trust that politics can deliver. Fab idea!

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Read more here:
https://t.co/1yDUZFpDLq

[IPPR North @IPPRNorth]

🏘️High streets are more than just places to shop: they’re spaces to bump into people, grab a pint, use the library.

As we moved shopping online, our town centres – and therefore our communities – have taken the brunt, with empty boarded up lots slowly killing that local buzz...

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Here’s how we can start levelling the playing field for high street businesses. 👇

Read our full blog
https://t.co/i6AyiOE370

[IPPR North @IPPRNorth]

...highlighting how these spaces have declined, and exactly how we can bring them back to life.

Cos this is about pride in the places we call home.

Thriving high streets must no longer be a privilege for wealthier areas, but a RIGHT for everyone, north, south, rural, coastal.

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Our monthly newsletter has just landed in inboxes 📩

In this edition:
👋 A note from @harry_qp on Labour conference
👔 Vacancies at IPPR
📈 Stat of the month
3⃣ Three things
📊 Monthly poll
📅 What's coming up in October

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[Zoë Billingham @zoe_billingham]

Always dangerous to be so relaxed whilst speaking to a journalist.. Great to speak with @bbcnickrobinson for @BBCr4today on how the PM’s clarity of focus helps delivery across Whitehall.

[Liam Evans @Liam__Evans]

Why are the Right trying to stop people from joining the army? 🇬🇧🪖

Soldiers, sailors and airmen are disproportionately white, working-class men. But are they now turning against the military? Who is behind it? Why is it gaining traction? And what can be done about it? 🧵👇

[IPPR North @IPPRNorth]

🧹Second day of LPC: done and dusted

Busy morning of panels, followed by the Chancellor’s speech, on to meetings, lunches, and round tables.

Then some great events in the evening, where northern mayors have been put front and centre 👏

Now we’re raring to go for day 3 💪🚀

[IPPR North @IPPRNorth]

BUT - people across the country are feeling the squeeze, and speeches at conferences won’t quell anxieties about work or money here and now.

The chancellor and government must move quickly to help make that hope tangible for the north, England, the UK.

[IPPR North @IPPRNorth]

It has long made little sense for local economies to be led by Whitehall, when local people and mayors know best what their areas need, and how young people can help bring that future forward.

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[BBC Politics @BBCPolitics]

John Healey announces expansion of "local apprenticeship service" that he says will help deliver "thousands more apprenticeships" for young people

It will be led by mayors across England, he says

Follow live: https://t.co/9SvYCzk951

[IPPR North @IPPRNorth]

Reindustrialisation and devolution are core to bringing growth to the north once more.

So it is absolutely right the chancellor is focussing the government’s efforts to get NEETS and young people into work with help of Mayors and local apprenticeship programmes 💼

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