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Andy Street

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Andy Street

@andy4wm

Co-Chair @prosper_UK_ | First Mayor of the West Midlands and former MD of John Lewis | Chair @birminghamrep

West Midlands, England

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Joined September 2016

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Andy Street
@andy4wm
Jan 26
Millions of voters are turned off by populism & are looking instead for competence and realism @Prosper_UK_ exists to support a Conservative Party focused on growth, opportunity & responsible government Britain can do better & prosper again Join today: prosperuk.com/sign-up/
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Prosper UK
@Prosper_UK_
Jun 10
Seven years after graduating. That is not a normal loan. It is a broken system. Sign the petition: fairfees.uk/sign
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Andy Street
@andy4wm
Jun 8
Good to see @RuthDavidsonPC launching @ProsperUKs first campaign, Fair Fees. Student loans should help young people get on. But for too many graduates, the system now feels less like a loan and more like an extra tax on aspiration. prosperuk.com/fair_fees_peti…
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Andy Street
@andy4wm
Jun 8
Good to see @RuthDavidsonPC launching @ProsperUKs first campaign, Fair Fees. Student loans should help young people get on. But for too many graduates, the system now feels less like a loan and more like an extra tax on aspiration. prosperuk.com/fair_fees_peti…
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Prosper UK
@Prosper_UK_
Jun 8
Graduates are being charged far more than they borrowed. Today we launched our first campaign to reform the student finance system and make it fairer for graduates, students and the next generation. Sign the petition: prosperuk.com/fair_fees_peti…
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Andy Street
@andy4wm
Jun 5
Pleased to have contributed to @WeAreBrightBlue's Liberalism Liberated My argument is simple: devolution has proved itself, but England’s mayors still need fiscal autonomy to drive real growth The next phase must be genuine fiscal devolution
Liberalism liberated: Revitalising a traditional and richer liberalism for a better Britain
From brightblue.org.uk
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Prosper UK
@Prosper_UK_
Jun 5
We heard it again in Liverpool. At our roundtable with @DowntownBusines, businesses were clear: they want to invest, hire and grow. But high taxes, rising employment costs, planning delays and skills gaps are holding them back. Policy should not just be written in meeting
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Prosper UK
@Prosper_UK_
May 27
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Andy Street: Blair has asked the question. The centre right is the answer.
Tony Blair has set out a diagnosis of the country’s problems today that is, in large part, correct. We need to be honest about that. The government elected to be pro-business has spent eighteen months...
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Prosper UK
@Prosper_UK_
May 27
Tony Blair is right. You cannot claim growth is the mission while making energy dearer, hiring harder, welfare more expensive and businesses less confident. And you cannot prepare Britain for the future while ducking AI, defence, planning, tax and public service reform. The
Labour has 'no coherent plan' for country, says former PM Blair
From bbc.co.uk
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Prosper UK
@Prosper_UK_
May 26
The 2019 coalition has left the station. The Conservative Party will not rebuild by trying to recreate it. And Chasing Reform risks shrinking the party further. The opportunity now is to build a broad, pro-growth, centre-right coalition focused on living standards and
Luke Tryl
@LukeTryl
May 26
The more striking thing from this is that more current Tory voters voted to Remain than Leave the EU: as they have shed votes to Reform the party is now not only less Leave than 2019 Johnson coalition, but also more Remain voting than those who voted for Cameron in 2015.
Gavin Barwell: Recent results show why Kemi needs to change her strategy | Conservative Home
From conservativehome.com
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Prosper UK
@Prosper_UK_
May 20
Too many difficult debates in British politics are simply avoided. Prosper UK is going to begin policy work on a fair deal for the next generation, looking honestly at how housing, taxation, pensions and opportunity affect younger and older generations differently. You cannot
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Andy Street
@andy4wm
May 20
Massive congratulations to Unai, the players, the staff, and every Villa supporter. We’ve waited 44 years for nights like this to return. You’ve made us proud tonight. #UTV
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Andy Street
@andy4wm
May 19
Good luck to Unai, the players and every Villa fan making the trip to Istanbul tomorrow. Safe travels and enjoy every second of it. #UTV
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