Cities for Business partnership launched to attract investment to regions
A NEW Cities for Business partnership has been launched, covering the eight largest urban areas in England, including Birmingham.
It has been formed by the Core Cities Cabinet joining with the chairs of the eight local enterprise partnerships (LEPs).
Cities for Business aims to advise government on creating growth outside the South East and to work with it on plans to create more jobs and investment. It also hopes to come up with new ideas for supporting local businesses.
City and business leaders from the regions have written to write the chancellor, shadow chancellor and chief secretary to the Treasury in a joint statement calling for new powers and freedoms to create jobs, growth and investment across England’s biggest cities.
The letter said: “We want to make an offer to this and future governments. Join with us in a shared vision for a different urban future, one of stronger growth, more jobs, more investment, with England’s cities able to compete on a level playing field abroad.
“Work with us to rebalance the national economy through a new relationship based on trust and empowerment, freeing city and business leaders to create the jobs and growth that both our local economies and the country needs.”
Signatories to the letter include Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership and Birmingham City Council.
