In advance of the mayoral election, the CBI is setting out how the mayor can drive regional recovery and enable businesses to thrive.
Following the mayoral election in 2021, the mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will oversee the area’s regional recovery. The region has a proven track record in many areas including R&D, but the three distinct economies of The Fens, Greater Peterborough and Greater Cambridge have faced challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is vital that that mayor promotes an inclusive resilient recovery for the entire region.
The pandemic has demonstrated that empowering regions is important, especially for a sustainable recovery. That’s why we’ve created this manifesto: to set out a way Cambridgeshire and Peterborough can achieve its full potential during recovery and beyond, through business and government working in partnership.
The challenges faced by the region and the existing inequalities that have been exacerbated are not insurmountable. There is income and skills inequality within the region - on average full time workers resident in Cambridgeshire earning £620.00 per week, compared to £543.60 per week for th
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