Business leaders in South Yorkshire keen for 'levelling up' in the north not to be forgotten
We've been speaking to Andrew Denniff from Barnsley & Rotherham's Chamber of Commerce following Boris Johnson's resignation yesterday
It's hoped the new Government won't 'lose focus' on the significance of levelling up the north in places such as South Yorkshire.
Yesterday, Greg Clark was announced as the new Levelling Up Secretary after Michael Gove's sacking earlier in the week.
Andrew Denniff from Barnsley & Rotherham's Chamber of Commerce reckons it's a positive appointment:
"I've met with Greg Clark in the past in his previous role when he was Secretary of State for Business.
"He's a guy who does listen, and I just hope that if he's back in the new cabinet, even if it's just for a short-period of time, that he can engage with us as quickly as possible.
"We just hope the new Government doesn't lose focus and doesn't move to look at other areas.
"They shouldn't forget about us up here in South Yorkshire.
"There is a huge levelling up agenda which we've been promised and that needs to kick in.
"We need to see the impact of levelling up in our region, so that we can truly understand what levelling up really means here."
This all comes after Boris Johnson's resignation as Prime Minister on Thursday.
However, whilst speaking outside Downing Street yesterday, he said he intends to stay until his successor has been chosen.
The Prime Minister's resignation yesterday prompted a Cabinet reshuffle at Number 10.