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InterviewVisual Arts
Painter Lubaina Himid on inequality in the art world: ‘Creative practices are being squeezed’
...Tracy Hill’s charcoal drawing flows and stutters across a temporary wall as if a flock of birds had left the imprint of their flight....
October 21, 2023
OutlookHarvey Nriapia
Why has Leeds, birthplace of the tram, ground to a halt?
...Tracy Brabin, West Yorkshire’s Labour mayor, tells me that she and her team are still working to reintroduce mass transit back to Leeds....
September 25, 2023
FT Live
Inside Politics: who will win the UK general election?
Exclusively for FT subscribers
Wednesday, 8 MayDigital Conference
OutlookJennifer Williams
Time is money and it’s being wasted in the north
...This month, West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin was late for a conference about the state of northern transport after a string of trains from Leeds to Newcastle were cancelled overnight....
March 29, 2023
Live news updates from September 5: Liz Truss to become UK prime minister, EU outlines plans for Russian gas price cap
Regional mayors call for Truss commitments to their areas
...She also called for Truss to make meaningful progress on “levelling up” — the policy, adopted under Boris Johnson, of seeking to accelerate development in relatively poorer regions....
September 5, 2022
UK economy
England’s mayors cautiously welcome Kwarteng’s low-tax investment zones
...Tracy Brabin, Labour mayor of West Yorkshire, also cautiously welcomed the plans, saying she was “keen to work with the government and understand what is on the table”....
September 23, 2022
The Big Read
How Ghana’s economy became a cautionary tale for Africa
...Pain of inflation In Accra’s sprawling Makola market, shopper Tracy Aloko has more immediate concerns than national monuments as she looks wistfully at the bag of tomatoes she has just bought....
May 14, 2023
FT Live
Future of Asset Management Europe
New fund firm models for Europe's resurgence
Tuesday, 12 NovemberLondon, UK
News in-depthUK politics
‘He’s lost it’: Anger at Boris Johnson sets tone for local elections
...Tracy Mansell, a nurse, backed New Labour under Tony Blair in 1997 and switched to the Tories more recently. Now she will support Labour again....
April 24, 2022
News in-depthTransport
England’s bus network faces 30% cuts as Covid subsidies end
...West Yorkshire hopes to move to this model but mayor Tracy Brabin said that, in the meantime, 11 per cent of services in the area were at risk....
July 10, 2022
UK financial regulation
Former FCA board member criticises Solvency II reforms
...UK prime minister Boris Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak want to reform Solvency II rules to unleash what they have said would be a flood of investment once the UK is freed from Brussels’ regulatory constraints...
February 11, 2022
Scottish economy
Scotland lags UK average in majority of productivity indicators, study finds
...“Years of economic mismanagement has left us lagging behind, making our recovery from the pandemic even more of an uphill battle,” Johnson said....
December 20, 2021
HS2
Johnson’s revised rail plan faces backlash in northern England
...Boris Johnson has unveiled a significant scaling back of his two flagship high-speed rail schemes in northern England to save tens of billions of pounds in spending in exchange for smaller improvements that...
November 18, 2021
Sebastian Payne
Abolish the House of Lords to fix England’s democratic deficit
...Sadiq Khan left parliament to run London, Andy Burnham to Manchester and Tracy Brabin to West Yorkshire. Jarvis may have feared a by-election in Barnsley — prime territory for Boris Johnson’s Tories....
September 21, 2021
News in-depthSocial Media
Racist abuse of black footballers reignites debate over social media policing
...Tracy Chou, founder of Block Party, a start-up building tools to tackle online abuse, said she was “not surprised” that Facebook and Twitter were still struggling with the problem....
July 13, 2021
UK politics
Johnson to set out ‘levelling up’ agenda in Queen’s Speech
...The new post of West Yorkshire regional mayor — including the cities of Leeds and Bradford — was taken by Labour’s Tracy Brabin....
May 9, 2021
Labour Party UK
West Yorkshire mayoral win could hand Labour by-election headache
...The Labour party is bracing for another difficult by-election this summer if Tracy Brabin, MP for Batley and Spen, is elected as the first West Yorkshire mayor on Thursday....
May 6, 2021
FT Live
Evolving retirement strategies in an ever-changing world
What new regulatory developments mean for IFAs
Tuesday, 30 April1 Friday Street, London
High Speed Two Ltd
Tory MPs join Labour mayors in bid to save HS2 eastern route
...Transport for the North, which includes Labour mayors such as Manchester’s Andy Burnham, Dan Jarvis of Sheffield, and Tracy Brabin of West Yorkshire, is also seeking a meeting with ministers to demand HS2...
August 9, 2021
News in-depthLabour Party UK
Starmer braced for fresh by-election defeat
...The contest was triggered by Tracy Brabin, the previous Labour MP for the constituency, winning the election to be mayor of West Yorkshire last month....
June 28, 2021
UK by-elections
Starmer declares ‘Labour is back’ after by-election victory
...The by-election was called after Tracy Brabin, the previous MP, resigned to become the first elected mayor of West Yorkshire....
July 2, 2021
UK politics
Andy Burnham backs Labour to retake red wall
...He said mayors such as Tracy Brabin, newly elected in West Yorkshire, and Steve Rotheram in Liverpool would work on a joint agenda....
May 31, 2021
Sebastian Payne
Thatcher’s legacy put in reverse by new plans for buses
...If Labour wins the new West Yorkshire mayoralty in May, expect to see a similar scheme, says the party's candidate, Tracy Brabin....
March 30, 2021
Sebastian Payne
This by-election is critical for Labour’s Keir Starmer
...The race — triggered by sitting MP Tracy Brabin’s election as West Yorkshire’s regional mayor — comes at a precarious time for Starmer....
June 3, 2021
Sebastian Payne
Battle of the mayors and the metropolis
...Tracy Brabin, a Labour MP running as a candidate for the West Yorkshire mayoralty, explains, “you’ve seen in negotiations for tier 3 [restrictions] that it’s a struggle to speak as one voice for our community...
October 29, 2020
News in-depthEnglish devolution
England’s metro mayors find new platform during Covid crisis
...It could elect the first female metro mayor, as Tracy Brabin, MP for Batley and Spen, and Susan Hinchcliffe, leader of Bradford city council, are vying for the Labour nomination....
October 28, 2020
Scottish independence
Sturgeon revives plans for second Scottish independence vote
...“Initiatives like the youth guarantee and a transition training fund could play an important role in creating much-needed opportunities, but speed is of the essence,” said Tracy Black, CBI Scotland director...
September 1, 2020
Long Story Short
A selection of the FT’s biggest stories and best reads every Friday
...Quick hits OTHER FT STORIES THAT HAVE CAUGHT MY EYE THIS WEEK Boris Johnson has vowed to take back control of the UK’s “spectacular maritime wealth”....
December 4, 2020

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