In conversation with Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands
As part of our ongoing series of events on the future of devolution across the UK, the Institute for Government was delighted to welcome Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands and leader of the West Midlands Combined Authority.\n\nSix months after his re-election to a second term in office, Andy Street \u2013 who was in conversation with Akash Paun, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government \u2013 discussed his role as a \u2018metro mayor\u2019, the constraints he faces in the role, and how metro mayors can help deliver the government\u2019s levelling up and net zero objectives.\n\nAndy Street started his career at the John Lewis Partnership in 1985 as a trainee at Brent Cross and rose to become the managing director in 2007. He resigned in order to stand for election, and was successfully elected in May 2017 as the Conservative Mayor of the West Midlands. He was subsequently re-elected to this position in May 2021.\n\n#IfGDevo