The Yorkshire Post • 2nd April 2021

Huge gap in government contracts awarded to London compared with Yorkshire

Government contracts have overwhelmingly been awarded to firms in London and the South East to the detriment of the North, new figures have revealed.

The Yorkshire Post • 27th March 2021

'Naive' to think 'generational project' of levelling up will be fixed by next election

A former Government special adviser has said proving levelling up is working will be a challenge for ministers at the next election as he said it was a “generational project”.

The Yorkshire Post • 26th March 2021

Exclusive: Two Government departments commit to new 'ministerial presence' at Leeds 'second home' bases

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has become the latest Government department to announce it will move more jobs to Yorkshire.

The Yorkshire Post • 25th March 2021

Sheffield steel 'won't be consigned to the history books' amid fears over jobs, Business Secretary says

Steel made in Sheffield “certainly won't be consigned to the history books”, the Business Secretary has pledged, as he faced growing calls to protect workers.

The Yorkshire Post • 25th March 2021

Ed Miliband: 'Climate change isn't an abstract threat, we face the dangers right now'

Ed Miliband has said how the flooding experienced by his constituents in Yorkshire shows how the climate emergency is not an “abstract threat” for future generations but a dangerous reality impacting lives right now.

The Yorkshire Post • 25th March 2021

MP defends blocking abusive constituents on social media but those locked out say they are not trolls

A Yorkshire MP has defended blocking some constituents on social media as he said he would not tolerate abuse levelled at him online.

The Yorkshire Post • 25th March 2021

Yorkshire MP did not break Conservative code of conduct over remarks on coronavirus rule following, panel finds

A Yorkshire MP has been cleared by his party of breaking its code of conduct over comments made around Muslim communities not following coornavirus rules.

The Yorkshire Post • 25th March 2021

Five Yorkshire MPs vote against the extension of coronavirus laws for further six months

Five Yorkshire MPs voted against the extension of coronavirus measures for a further six months tonight, but the Government regulations on coronavirus still passed comfortably.

The Yorkshire Post • 24th March 2021

Bradford-born 'Liberal legend' Lord Tony Greaves has died at his home, aged 78

Lord Greaves, the veteran Liberal Democrat peer, born in Bradford, who proudly described himself as a "radical" throughout his life, has died aged 78.

The Yorkshire Post • 24th March 2021

Conservative mayoral candidate says absence from party panel line-up is not a 'snub' for West Yorkshire race

The Conservative candidate in the West Yorkshire mayoral race has dismissed suggestions that not appearing on the line-up for a party event for prospective mayors means his party does not believe he can win the job.

The Yorkshire Post • 24th March 2021

'Am I still a Conservative?' - Yorkshire Tory MP questions Boris Johnson over whether beliefs still align with his party

A Yorkshire MP has questioned whether he is “still a Conservative” for believing in individual freedoms and responsibility as Boris Johnson faces growing pressure over “draconian” coronavirus measures.

The Yorkshire Post • 23rd March 2021

Government urged to consider taking Liberty Steel into public ownership

The Government has been urged to consider taking Liberty Steel into public ownership to protect 5,000 jobs after the firm’s key lender went into administration.

The Yorkshire Post • 23rd March 2021

Boris Johnson: Coronavirus 'unlike any other struggle' and victims will be remembered with memorial

Boris Johnson has said coronavirus has been “unlike any other struggle” in his lifetime as he said a permanent memorial to those who have died from the disease would be built.

The Yorkshire Post • 23rd March 2021

Boris Johnson looks back on 'huge toll' of coronavirus one year after first lockdown was announced

Yorkshire has marked a full day without any coronavirus deaths for the first time since September ahead of the first anniversary today of the start of a series of lockdowns across the country.

The Yorkshire Post • 19th March 2021

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey: 'I'm going to speak up, that's the job of a politician'

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said his party is ready to “speak up” as he attempts to steer his party from the disastrous election results seen in 2019 to providing a “distinctive opposition” to the Government.

The Yorkshire Post • 18th March 2021

Labour peer says Government funds are only acting to 'level up the Conservative Party's electoral prospects'

The Government has been accused of acting only to “level up the Conservative Party's electoral prospects rather than the economic realities of left behind communities” by a Labour peer.

The Yorkshire Post • 17th March 2021

Department of Health was 'smoking ruin' at the beginning of coronavirus pandemic

Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings has said the Department of Health was a “smoking ruin” in terms of the procurement of PPE during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Yorkshire Post • 17th March 2021

New commission aims to shield Yorkshire from another 'brutal' energy transition in bid to tackle climate emergency

Climate change is one of the most serious threats facing Yorkshire and the Humber in coming years, it has been warned, as the largest regional commission in the UK to tackle the crisis was launched.

The Yorkshire Post • 16th March 2021

UK must be 'match-fit', Boris Johnson warns, amid new foreign policy strategy which ups nuclear warheads

There is a “realistic possibility” that a terrorist group will launch a successful chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attack by 2030, the UK’s new foreign policy strategy has claimed, as the number of Britain’s nuclear warheads was set to increase.

The Yorkshire Post • 15th March 2021

'We've now got proof the Government is committed to levelling up,' says Blue Wall MP

An MP who formed a key part of the Blue Wall which washed over Yorkshire at the last election has said the Government wants to turbocharge delivering on manifesto promises in the North, despite the impact of coronavirus.