Leaders from across local government in the North of England have come together to launch a new partnership that will see collaboration and growth.

At a first-of-its-kind summit in York on Thursday 5th September, Mayors and Council Leaders came together to agree on arrangements for partnership that will initially focus on five key areas. These focuses will support a strong, sustainable and inclusive economy in the north, able to deliver for the entirety of the UK, as well as northerners.

With the summit marking the publication of the ‘Manifesto for the North’, the five priorities are:

• Trade and Investment
• Net Zero
• People and Place
• Transport

In these five areas alone, the manifesto has outlined that collaboration has the potential to add a further £118 billion to the northern economy by 2050. This emphasis on collaboration comes as the government is focusing on driving further devolution.