News & Insights | Core Cities

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City

Insight

23 March 2021

See how cities have responded to the crisis
Insight

23 March 2021

Recovery from Covid offers a range of opportunities for cities
Insight

23 March 2021

Considering how to catalyse renewal in UK cities
Finance

3 March 2021

Budget 2021 - Reaction from Core Cities UK

Our Interim Chair Cllr Nick Forbes Leader of Newcastle City Council on the Chancellor's Covid Budget
Inclusive Growth

21 February 2021

Big City Economies Hit Hard by Covid-19

Our former Chair Baroness Blake of Leeds on a new report from think tank Centre for Cities
Finance

15 January 2021

Looking ahead to Budget 2021 - our submission

Read our submission to Budget 2021
Insight

18 December 2020

Pat Ritchie talks Devolution and Urban Policy

Pat Ritchie, CEO of Newcastle City Council and Chair of our CEOs Group, was a guest on Centre for Cities' City Talks podcast.
Finance

7 December 2020

Culture and Hospitality Vital to UK Recovery

In a guest blog, the CEO of UK Hospitality Kate Nicholls says culture can help us 'Level Up' after Covid
Culture

3 December 2020

How Culture Can 'Level Up' the UK After Covid

The influential Cultural Cities Enquiry has made further recommendations in the wake of the disruption caused by Covid-19
Finance

25 November 2020

The 2020 Spending Review - Our Response

Tough times lie ahead and the Chancellor needs to empower the local state if we are to have a sustainable recovery
Finance

15 November 2020

Our vision is for a fully modernised, resilient UK economy after Covid

Ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review, we've put together an 'easy read' version of our submission to Government
Covid Recovery

7 November 2020

Our Ten Point Plan to Leave Lockdown

Ten policy initiatives that Government should act and work with us on to help the nation exit its second lockdown and recover from the Covid-19 virus
International

4 November 2020

Collaboration and Co-operation Have Never Been More Important - Mayor Marvin Rees

Core Cities UK Cabinet member and Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees says that by working together UK and European cities can tackle the big post-Covid…
Education, Work and Skills

1 November 2020

Core Cities UK and 24 universities pledge to work together to unleash innovation

Our new declaration sets out how Government can use the power of cities and universities to 'level up' the UK
Finance

28 October 2020

Core City Finance Leads Warn of Coming Financial Crisis across Cities and City Regions

Our city finance leads have written to Local Government Minister Luke Hall MP and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Stephen Barclay MP
Finance

19 October 2020

Core Cities to PM - act on economic damage and frustration caused by tiered lockdowns

A number of our leaders and mayors have written to PM Boris Johnson calling for a minimum standards on lockdown support packages.
Public Sector Reform

6 October 2020

Core City UK leaders and mayors write to Government as Covid-19 cases continue to rise

Four Core City UK leaders and mayors write to Secretary of State Matt Hancock calling for a local approach to bring down infection rates
Inclusive Growth

24 September 2020

Why Cities and City Regions Need a Resilient Recovery

Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees on we've co-created the Resilient Recovery Task Force with UK100
Finance

24 September 2020

The 2020 Spending Review - Core Cities UK Submission

We set out the policies needed to help our cities and city regions recover from Covid-19
Transport

8 September 2020

Invest in buses to 'Level Up' the nation

In a blog that first appeared in Times Red Box, Cllr Nick Forbes, Leader of Newcastle City Council, makes the argument for better buses to connect…
Insight

7 August 2020

Core Cities UK invite Housing Minister to discuss Planning Reforms
Inclusive Growth

5 July 2020

Press statement - Looking ahead to Summer Economic Update

A press statement from Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of Core Cities UK and Leader of Leeds City Council
Education, Work and Skills

2 July 2020

Core Cities UK looks ahead to the Economic Update

In the wake of recent announcements, our Chair Cllr Judith Blake on why cities and city regions need to see more from Government.
Covid Recovery

26 June 2020

Core Cities UK writes to Prime Minister Boris Johnson

We set out the four priorities for Government to level up post Covid-19 UK