Northern Research Group
The Northern Research Group (NRG) is a group founded by a number of
In October 2020, the Northern Research Group wrote to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging his government to provide a roadmap for exiting the lockdown strategy adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more investment to address the UK's North–South divide.[1] In January 2021, the group urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend financial help packages for families and businesses as the uncertainty over COVID continues.[3]
On 17 June 2022, Prime Minister Boris Johnson controversially cancelled a conference with the Northern Research Group in Doncaster to visit Ukraine, with a senior NRG source claiming that Johnson has “shown a total contempt for colleagues, contempt for members and contempt for the north” through his cancellation of the conference. [4]
References
- ^ a b O'Carroll, Lisa (27 October 2020). "Who are the Northern Research Group that pose a 'threat' to Johnson?". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Forrest, Adam (27 October 2020). "Who are the Northern Research Group? The Tory MPs behind the lockdown rebellion". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Northern Tory MPs pile pressure on Rishi Sunak for more Covid-19 support". LBC. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Boris Johnson accused of 'contempt' for north by snubbing Doncaster for Kyiv | North of England". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
