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Here is today's Northern Agenda: By DAN O'DONOGHUE - June 17 2022 Doncaster's not just the best small city to invest in Europe but the best place in the country to see a polar bear and hear the phrase 'how much', joked local Tory MP Nick Fletcher this morning.
Speaking at Doncaster Racecourse, the Don Valley 'red wall' MP was welcoming politicians, activists and business leaders to the conference organised by the Northern Research Group made up of the region's Conservative backbenchers.
But will Boris Johnson be speaking this afternoon at the event, set up to develop policies to move on the PM's Levelling Up agenda and help Northern Tories cement their 2019 General Election gains?