Northern Tory MP Jake Berry backs Gove over tight grip on spending

Chair of influential group seeking investment in north of England says we have to keep public finances in order'

The chair of an influential group of MPs has echoed comments made by the cabinet minister Michael Gove, who has warned the UK must maintain control of public finances in the face of tough times ahead" for the country and the global economy.

Jake Berry, the chair of the Northern Research Group, a pressure group of Tory MPs calling for increased investment in the north of England, said it was right that we have to keep public finances in order".