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Six months of the metro mayors

Simon Jeffrey

Andy Burnham has been prominent in representing Greater Manchester on the national stage, and has already driven change on a wide range of issues in the city region

Six months of the metro mayors

Elena Magrini

Tim Bowles has business connections across the city region, but faces big challenges in addressing its housing and transport needs

Six months of the metro mayors

Simon Jeffrey

The mayor has already raised the political profile of Tees Valley, but should take steps to improve public transport and develop Middlesbrough’s city centre

Sania Haider

Reflections on our recent conference with the OECD about the future of labour markets and the skills system

Six months of the metro mayors

Elena Magrini

Rotheram has had a big impact in representing the interests of his city region on the national stage

Six months of the metro mayors

Simon Jeffrey

The mayor oversees a difficult political geography, but is making headway in tackling the city region’s housing and transport needs

Six months of the metro mayors

Elena Magrini

The mayor has achieved his ‘first 100 days’ objectives, and has already raised the national profile of his city region

Six months of the metro mayors

Andrew Carter

To kick off our new metro mayor blog series, Andrew Carter examines the progress made by the mayors in their first six months

Rebecca McDonald

Encouraging productive investment should be a priority in next month’s budget