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Economic growth isn't enough if it doesn't enable all of our community to benefit. That's the task I set The RSA to help develop East Midlands Combined County Authority strategy. Today we received their interim report. Excellent progress but much more to come.

The walk between Blackfriars and Westminster as London awakens really is glorious (esp in springtime). Top tip - head south of the river given the curvature of the Thames. More happening too.

Double header in Stratford today. Looking stunning. Starting at UCL East campus for the London Prosperity Board where we will talk about inclusive growth and how you define it. Worried I haven’t got any sun cream on….

At first glance, this is a move to put health services in #Doncaster city centre But if you look deeper, this decision had an underlying bonus... land, disused land in the heart of the city which could soon belong to the council doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/politics/…

Second Stratford session of the day involved being on a fab panel for the CreativeEstuary symposium on place shaping. Lovely new British Council offices and (as always) talking about Health on the High Street.

Still time to register for our second NHS Confederation Local Growth webinar on Wednesday. We will be talking anchor systems, from Wolverhampton down to London. With all the planned changes, how do we keep the NHS anchor work at the heart of what we do? nhsconfed.org/events/your-ro…

Today, Mayor Claire Ward and I launched the West and East Midlands Compact - a commitment to drive growth, investment and opportunity across our regions. With a £132.6bn economy, our potential is clear - but we need Government’s backing to unlock it.

Got on train at Blackfriars with the early evening sun reflecting off the Thames. Got off at Brighton with a dense sea mist smothering everything like a huge, thick duvet. Freezing too!

NEW: the leaders of London's 32 boroughs have issued a joint statement on the future of London devolution. 🧵 below for full details.

Our report launched today 'Devolution of England: A new skills system' sets out a national and local skills strategy, and says strategic authorities should have greater control over skills funding and policy decisions. Read more here: aoc.co.uk/news-campaigns…

Important announcment today on economic inactivity👇Health has a key part to play in supporting people to stay in or return to work and in ensuring the raft of programmes are successful. Looking forward to supporting ICBs to engage in their Get Britain Working plans.

Clubhouse clean up day. Season starts in three weeks 🏏

Taken the youngest to Southampton, Watford and Portsmouth these last two years and he hasn’t seen a Rovers goal, let alone a win. Really enjoyed today (and spot us in this clip👇!)

Started the day watching Sussex build up a lead against Somerset (randomly sat next to Michael Vaughan watching his son) and ended it in a Seaford beachfront sauna.