Andy Street: Let the West Midlands be the test bed for reopening tourism and culture

We stand ready to act as a pilot area that would provide valuable insights for UK venues preparing for life after lockdown.

Andy Street: Easing the lockdown means trusting the people

Here in the West Midlands we are seeing construction resuming, the housing market restarting and our all-important car industry reviving.

Andy Street: What we’re doing in the West Midlands to combat the coronavirus.

If you really want to see how we’re pulling together, the best example is taking shape now at the NEC, outside Birmingham – the new NHS Nightingale Hospital.

Ian Courts: Coming together in the West Midlands to beat this crisis

In Solihull, we are blessed with strong communities across the borough, from our more urban north to our rural south.

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.

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.

Ian Courts: In Solihull, we are protecting the environment and increasing economic prosperity

We have already cut our carbon emissions by nearly half in ten years, combined with sustainable and inclusive economic growth.

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: 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.

Andy Street: Here in the West Midlands, we’re on the verge of reopening railways that have been closed since Beeching

In Birmingham, rail has recently become the leading mode for commuting – overtaking the car. This makes it the only city outside London where this is true.

Andy Street: Beneficial, healthier, better. Our West Midlands plan to get people out of cars and on to cycles.

“We want to kick-starting a transport revolution that steers our population towards healthier ways of getting from A to B.”

Andy Street: Here in the West Midlands, there’s a new kind of politics developing. We call it Urban Conservatism. And it’s winning.

Our new fortnightly columnist on a renaissance which “through teamwork and shared vision, is producing real results”.

In the elections for the “metropolitan boroughs” the Conservatives have little to lose – which is why the focus will be on Trafford

The second part of our series this week on May’s elections, moving on to the metropolitan areas that are electing in thirds.

Andy Street: Next Thursday, we can make history here in the West Midlands. This is your chance to be part of it.

It’s about leadership; it’s about making a success of Brexit, and it’s about ending that litany of Labour failure.