{"id":30048,"date":"2021-05-21T16:38:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T15:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=30048"},"modified":"2021-05-21T16:38:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T15:38:44","slug":"prime-minister-appoints-tory-mp-as-a-levelling-up-adviser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=30048","title":{"rendered":"Prime minister appoints Tory MP as a levelling up adviser"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Boris Johnson has appointed Neil O\u2019Brien as his levelling up adviser to work with a new Number 10-Cabinet Office unit on the programme.<\/h3>\n
image: Open Government Licence v3.0<\/em><\/h6>\n

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\u2026 O\u2019Brien said: \u2018Levelling up has been a real passion of mine for many years\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Civil Society News<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n

The government will publish a white paper later this year, with the prime minister personally leading on issues about how to improve living standards.<\/p>\n

This\u00a0white paper will also set out \u201chow bold new policy interventions will improve opportunity and boost livelihoods\u201d, the government announcement said.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Brien has been the Conservative MP for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston since 2017. Before being elected he was an economic adviser at Number 10.<\/p>\n

He was also one of the co-founders of the think tank Onward.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Brien said: \u201cLevelling up has been a real passion of mine for many years, and I\u2019m incredibly excited by the prime minister\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter such a challenging year, there has never been a better time to unite and level up the country. It\u2019s absolutely crucial that we bring opportunity to every single part of the UK by making sure our spending, tax, investment and regeneration priorities bring about meaningful change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chair of the loneliness APPG<\/h2>\n

On his website he describes backing local charities as a \u201ckey priority\u201d.<\/p>\n

In April 2020, he became chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Loneliness.<\/p>\n

The British Red Cross provides the secretariat for the group, and throughout last year it ran a independent inquiry, which culminated in a report that urging the prime minister to commit to a \u201cconnected recovery\u201d.<\/p>\n

He has mentioned \u201ccharity\u201d or \u201ccharities\u201d 12 times in the House of Commons, mainly to highlight the role or experience of organisations in his constituency.<\/p>\n

Since being elected he has frequently\u00a0mentioned local charities and their activities on Twitter<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

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