How English regions are working to build back better, kick start demand and unleash competitiveness.
We’re committed to ensuring your voice is heard in your region, and that real, practical change can be driven to boost productivity and prosperity. To do this, the CBI sits on business groups across Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) who are working on the longer-term economic recovery.
In this monthly update, you’ll find insights from these MCAs and LEPs, with a specific focus on how to kick start demand and unleash competitiveness on people and skills for growth and how to build back better for a more sustainable future. Discover a region-by-region breakdown of latest developments and understand how you can get involved.
Latest headlines
- New single-county unitary councils are to be formed in North Yorkshire and Somerset while Cumbria County Council and its districts are to be reorganised into two unitaries, the communities secretary has confirmed.
- Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) is asking people across the city region to help shape its plan to become net zero carbon by 2040. The Combined Authority has set an ambitious target for net zero carbon by 2040 – a decade ah