Councillor Handley, two weeks into her term as leader of the council, has already met with the Minister for Levelling-Up, Dehenna Davison MP, and made clear to the minister that the East Riding wants the best deal ‘not a second-rate agreement’.

Source: https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/politics/council/east-riding-conservative-councillors-want-to-get-the-best-deal-for-east-yorkshire-residents-and-call-for-mayoral-authority-4186314

Levelling Up minister Dehenna Davison said:“I’m delighted work has started on a major community hub in the heart of Warsop, which is one of six projects we’re supporting through our £12.3 million Town Deal for Mansfield.

Source: https://www.chad.co.uk/news/politics/council/warsop-health-hub-construction-works-commence-4202281

Priti Patel is expected to stand in the next election while red wall MPs including Jonathan Gullis, Brendan Clarke-Smith and Dehenna Davison dismissed suggestions they were planning to resign.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2023/jun/10/boris-johnson-resigns-quits-mp-conservatives-tories-latest-news