Mayor says ‘brand Andy’ move is utterly deliberate as people are ‘sick and tired of Westminster’

The West Midlands mayor, Andy Street, has said it is “utterly deliberate” to exclude reference to the Conservative party from his campaign material, as he believes he is fighting an individual campaign and “people are sick and tired of Westminster”.

Street is hoping to be elected to a third term in office in May’s election in a vote that could be the strongest indicator yet as to how the two main parties will perform at the impending general election.

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