Join us for a conversation with some of the leading lights of the recent Conservative intake representing previously safe 'red wall' Labour seats to discuss their visions and plans for levelling up in their constituencies.

In advance of the spending review, we will ask what and where government should invest in now to help left behind communities and drive productivity and shared prosperity across the UK; and what should be the role of local government and of business. We will also discuss the political arithmetic in these former Labour strongholds: what do the Conservatives need to do to keep the red wall blue?

Panellists

• Jo Gideon MP, Stoke-on-Trent Central
• Nicola Richards MP, West Bromwich East
• Kelly Beaver, MD, Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute
• Charlotte Alldritt, Director, Centre for Progressive Policy

Chair

• David Collins, Northern Correspondent, The Sunday Times

The debate includes contributions from Rt Hon Lord David Willetts, Caroline Slocock of Civil Exchange and Tony Smith of the West Midlands Combined Authority.

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