Andy Street: The concerns of UK businesses are being heard

In contrast to 2008’s financial crisis, the Coronavirus is expected to be short-lived. In the meantime, the Government must be quick to protect livelihoods.

Andy Street: Jobs are what will help us level up the economy

For the Conservatives to fulfil their promise of “levelling up” the UK, they must create ample employment opportunities.

Richard Holden: Local elections 1) Will more bricks fall from the Red Wall this May?

Bury, the West Midlands, Dudley and perhaps the Durham PCC polls are well worth keeping an eye on.

Andy Street: My West Midlands shopping list for the Chancellor’s first Budget

We must level-up the country. By providing the funds we need, the Government will send a vote of confidence in the power of local decision-making.

Andy Street: Yes to HS2. But it’s only the start of the transport revolution we need north of Watford.

That’s why last week I launched my transport plan for the West Midlands – an ambitious, 20-year vision of how our constituent boroughs will be linked in the coming decades.

Robert Alden: CCHQ should be relocated to Birmingham

Good quality office space is far cheaper in Birmingham than London, and the quality of life is higher. The West Midlands is full of battleground parliamentary seats.

Andy Street: As our own conference approaches, our activists are setting MPs an example to follow

Unity of purpose requires debate, compromise and ultimately putting collective interest above self- interest.

Andy Street: The spending round must be about generating money as well as allocating it

The UK needs a state-of-the-art ‘gigafactory’, and it should be built here in the West Midlands alongside our established automotive cluster.

The local elections revisited: an analysis of results in the West Midlands

Reviewing the details of the results in this region gives a sense of how volatile the electorate has become.

Andy Street: How cultural renaissance in the West Midlands is driving economic growth

By working closely with Government to target investment, we have rekindled that creative spark that is one again catching the eye of the world.

Alan Mak: Conservatism 4.0 – We must ensure that no-one is left behind by the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The second article in a three-part series explaining why adapting to a society and economy shaped by technology is key.

Andy Street: An industrial strategy in the West Midlands to kickstart an industrial revolution

The march of technology stops for nothing – not even Brexit – and the businesses and regions which embrace it will be the winners of the future.

Andy Street: Conservatives in Walsall have been rewarded for their practical approach

Success in politics is about delivering the goods. This should provide encouragement to the local associations who fared less well last week.

In Dudley, I watch local Tories trying to run on their record, not the Prime Minister’s

Labour is nowhere much to be seen – but the national picture makes the task of winning this council back from it far harder.

Local elections: The Conservative/Labour battlegrounds

York, Derby High Peak, Gravesham, Amber Valley, and Basildon are among the councils where the Tories face losing power.