Michael Gove meets mayor for two minutes at northern conference
by Helen Pidd North of England editor from World news | The Guardian on (#686D9)
Levelling up secretary talks of partnership' in speech but has little time to hear local leaders' concerns
Michael Gove has promised to bring the spirit" of Thatcherism to the north of England, at a conference where he failed to meet most of the region's leaders.
The northern mayors wanted to lobby Gove to get the government to strip Transpennine Express (TPE) of its rail contract, after the operator cancelled up to 46% of its services in recent days.
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