Andy Street: My plan to get the West Midlands back on track and unleash our potential

The choice facing voters on May 6 is simple: do we accelerate the progress of the last four years, or do we go back to the old failing approach?

Andy Street: The BBC’s Birmingham plans represent a cultural levelling up that this country needs

There are very, very few shows where you can see life here on your screens, or hear our accents.

Andy Street: Here in the West Midlands, we have been levelling up for four years

From the start, I have made it very clear that I am a Mayor for the whole region, not just ‘Greater Birmingham’.

Andy Street: I haven’t raised a mayoral tax during my term, and commit to not doing so if I’m re-elected

It’s not surprising that I do things differently, since I came to the role from a business background, rather than via the world of politics.

Andy Street: My transport plan will get the West Midlands moving as never before

From reversing the Beeching cuts to pioneering ‘Very Light Rail’, it shows what a Conservative mayor, working with Government, can do.

Andy Street: A transport revolution is under way in the West Midlands – with the launch of a new bike hire scheme

This is an ambitious project designed to appeal to the 30 per cent of people here who don’t cycle but say they would like to give it a go.

Andy Street: The big opportunity for the West Midlands in the small print of the EU deal

The ‘rules of origin’ requirements give us a chance to reshore much of the supply chain – and the skilled jobs it creates – for our automotive industry.

Andy Street: Our pioneering bus partnership will get the West Midlands economy moving

For too long, the workhorse of public transport has been a poor relation compared to trams and rail.

Andy Street: 15 years on, we can finally heal the scars of MG Rover’s collapse

Completing the regeneration of Longbridge would be a powerful example of Conservative policy actively “levelling up” the economy.

Andy Street: We must do more to save struggling town centres. Tackling business rates is a good place to start.

They are simply outdated and, given the financial challenge we now face, the often-suggested online sales tax looks even more attractive.

Andy Street: As we enter lockdown, we must protect our precious open spaces

Whitehall must understand that if an algorithm offers up cherished green spaces to hungry developers, there will be a local backlash.

Andy Street: It’s time to accept that HS2 is a done deal – part of caring for livelihoods as well as lives in our region

As the short-term economy comes under immense strain, we should support the UK’s biggest single long-term investment.

Andy Street: Our experience in the West Midlands shows how skills drive economic success

The devolved Adult Education Budget ensures that every pound delivers more qualifications that employers actually want.

Andy Street: We must support our veterans through this national crisis

Vulnerable former armed forces members can fall through gaps in the net meant to catch them. We cannot allow this to happen.

Andy Street: Coventry could provide a blueprint for the nation’s city centres

A proposed transformation would move away from the reliance on big anchor stores and create 1,300 new homes – all on reclaimed brownfield sites.