Boris Johnson is facing a ‘red wall’ Tory revolt
Boris Johnson
In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Conservative politicians warned that lockdowns for the region threatens his pledge to ‘level-up’ the country. The Northern Research Group — which includes various northern Tory backbencher and led by former northern powerhouse minister Jake Berry — urged Mr Johnson to set out a ‘clear road-map’ out of Covid-19 curbs and to develop an economic recovery scheme for the North.
‘We cannot forget that we must deliver on our commitments made during that election, to level-up northern communities and create opportunity across our region.’ Some 40 Conservative MPs have publicly signed the letter, while a further 14 have had their names redacted.Mr Berry added: ‘The virus has exposed in sharp relief the deep structural and systemic disadvantage faced by our communities and it threatens to continue to increase the disparity between the North and South still further.
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