Young Conservative sent home for calling Birmingham a ‘dump’

Tory mayor of West Midlands Andy Street publicly rebukes Daniel Grainger for insulting the city

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A leading figure from the youth wing of the Conservative party has been told to leave Birmingham by the Tory mayor of the West Midlands for describing the city as a dump".

In a public rebuke, Andy Street told Daniel Grainger, the chair of Young Conservative Network (YCN), to leave Birmingham - and to take anyone with the same views with you".