The Cemex UK Public Affairs team recently attended the Northern Research Group’s conference in Doncaster, to discuss opportunities to level up the North, and to discuss how the economic power of the North of England can be unleashed. They were able to take part in discussions on policy regarding invigorating the North of England’s economy, and on sustainability and what business can do to enable this.

The Northern Research Group is an influential caucus of Conservative Members of Parliament who seek to keep pressure on the government to ensure that the interests of constituencies and communities outside the traditional heartlands of the Party are championed and represented.

Discussions took place with the former Chancellor, George Osborne, on re-establishing the Northern Powerhouse, and the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak on his priorities for the North of England and for the country more widely.