Levelling up secretary talks of ‘partnership’ in speech but has little time to hear local leaders’ concerns
Michael Gove has promised to bring the “spirit” of Thatcherism to the north of England, at a conference where he failed to meet most of the region’s leaders.
The northern mayors wanted to lobby Gove to get the government to strip Transpennine Express (TPE) of its rail contract, after the operator cancelled up to 46% of its services in recent days.
