Government needs to ‘step up’

THE mayor of South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard, has put out an appeal to new Prime Minister, Liz Truss.

The Mayor hopes to see the Prime Minister not only focus on London and the surrounding areas, but help those who live in areas like Barnsley, who are struggling with the current cost-ofliving crisis.

Oliver Coppard said: “I’ll be writing to the new Prime Minister this week, extending the invitation I offered to her predecessor to visit South Yorkshire, and in turn reassure our communities that this government is committed to raising its focus beyond London and the south east.

“Our communities across South Yorkshire need to feel confident that they can rely on the new Prime Minister and her government to improve the health and wealth of our region, even more so at a time where all too many people in our region are faced with tough decisions about whether to heat their homes or put food on the table. In this region we have the ambition to build an economy that’s innovative, sustainable and fair. I want to see the Truss government step up to match our aspiration with the tools and resources we need to make South Yorkshire thrive.”