Andy Street

Millions of voters are turned off by populism & are looking instead for competence and realism @Prosper_UK_ exists to support a Conservative Party focused on growth, opportunity & responsible government Britain can do better & prosper again Join today: prosperuk.com/sign-up/

CHAMPIONS!!! Congratulations to all involved, on a superb season and promotion for the Sky Blues, they’re finally back where they belong! After helping to secure the Sky Blues’ return home as Mayor, I know just how much this means to the club, the fans and the city.

Across two roundtables, financial services and immigration, the same issue kept coming up. The UK is losing its edge in attracting global talent. That raises a question. What kind of country do we want to be outward-looking & competitive? Or closed and falling behind? Growth depends on the answer.

We all say we want growth. But you don’t get it by raising costs on the very businesses expected to deliver it. Growth comes from enterprise, investment and hard work, backed by a system that encourages them, not one that holds them back. conservativehome.com/2026/04/15/and…

Financial services should be a major driver of UK growth. But to do that, we have to be the most attractive place for the world’s best talent. Right now, tax and regulation are making that harder than it should be. And that is starting to show. Getting this right is central to delivering growth.

A party leader and sitting MP pushing an asset he’s heavily invested in. It’s sleazy politics - using a public platform to back your own bets. We’re doing the hard yards: building growth, jobs and investment. Sign up today: ProsperUK.com

Britain needs more plasma donations, for life-saving treatments and vital research. One of just three donation centres in the country is here in Birmingham. If you’re a healthy adult, please consider signing up here: blood.co.uk/plasma/where-t… It couldn’t be easier!

At the end of Town Hall in Birmingham, someone came up and said: “You’ve inspired me - I want to stand.” He’s now a candidate in Solihull. This is how momentum builds - not online, but in real conversations, happening across the country.

Back in 2017 we said we’d get this done. Plenty doubted it. But once the funding was secured in 2021, it was never in doubt. Good to see it finally delivered, thanks to everyone who played a part to bring trains back to the Camp Hill line after more than 80 years.

There is a limit to how long voters will tolerate immature politics and constant posturing. The issues facing the UK are real and difficult. They demand honesty, trade-offs, and serious thinking, not slogans and stunts. If you think so too sign up prosperuk.com

Read our first report, from what we have heard directly from businesses across Wales. Growth is there to be unlocked. But it is being held back by practical barriers: planning delays, skills gaps, limited access to capital, and slow public sector processes. If we want a serious pro-growth agenda, it has to start here. prosperuk.com/unlocking-grow…

Announcing Prosper UK’s new Business Advisory Council. Too often, economic policy is shaped at a distance from the realities businesses face. This brings together leaders from across the UK economy to help shape a serious, pro-enterprise agenda - focused on investment, innovation and job creation. prosperuk.com/prosper-uk-lau…

We’re bringing some of the UK’s most experienced business leaders directly into policymaking. Our new Business Advisory Council will ensure policy is shaped by those who actually drive growth - not developed at a distance from it. prosperuk.com/prosper-uk-lau…

“Where do you see Prosper UK in 5 years time?” Politics is changing too fast to have a perfect blueprint. What matters is being on the field - building a serious, modern centre-right movement and shaping the debate now. Sign up today: ProsperUK.com

.@Prosper_UK_ was set up to do politics differently - listening to the real economy, not chasing headlines. Across housing, hospitality and the impact of AI, the message is consistent: businesses want to grow, but the conditions aren’t right. prosperuk.com/andy-street-do…

In politics we need to listen more and talk a little less. That’s why we’ve been out meeting businesses and communities - starting in Cardiff, Birmingham, London and Edinburgh next. Because if Britain is going to succeed, every part of the UK has to succeed. This is about building something real, from the ground up.

From day one, Prosper UK set out to take the conversation beyond Westminster. From the Welsh economy to housing, hospitality and AI, we’re focusing on the UK’s critical growth sectors - working with businesses and experts to develop serious, evidence-based policy.

Packed room in London for our first Town Hall in the capital. A simple question. Who feels politically homeless? Plenty of hands. If you feel the same, sign up: prosperuk.com

As Mayor, I said we’d get it done, and now it’s happened. Closed in the Beeching cuts, trains have returned to Willenhall for the first time in over 50 years. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to get this over the line to reconnect the local community & drive growth.

What they want is seriousness: clear thinking on Europe, immigration, energy and skills. Because growth depends on getting these right - and that is where our focus is.

From the town hall, it’s obvious to me that people are tired of politics that stays in Westminster - and of debates that generate noise but not answers.

On Monday, @AmberRuddUK and I were in Birmingham - continuing @Prosper_UK_’s work to take the conversation out of Westminster. If we want better policy, it must start with how the economy is experienced on the ground.