Conservative Party Conference Reception: Welcome to Manchester

We hosted a reception to welcome the Conservative Party Conference to Manchester. 

Supported by HSBC UK, this reception was an opportunity for our guests to hear from senior national and local politicians about their thoughts on the Government’s levelling up agenda.

Speakers were:

• Katy Balls, Deputy Political Editor, The Spectator
  
• Sir Richard Leese, Leader, Manchester City Council
• Neil O’Brien, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities
• Ian Stuart, Chief Executive of HSBC UK

The event was chaired by Andrew Carter, Chief Executive at Centre for Cities.

The event was kindly supported by:

While outside the secure zone, Centre for Cities encourages attendees of this event to adhere to the Covid safety measures set by the organisers of this party conference.