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Universal Studios will be a gamechanger for Bedfordshire. I've been banging the drum for it since being elected and I'm delighted the Government has secured the deal. Now the focus turns to ensuring the appropriate infrastructure is delivered with it 👇 blakestephenson.uk/news/gamechang…

Chancellor says the new Universal theme park will create 28,000 jobs - and commits (again) to new rail station and road upgrade

New Universal theme park in Bedford will bring "growth, jobs and of course joy to Britain", PM Keir Starmer says bbc.in/4i8JUiu

"The costs that the Government put on hospitality last year are close to catastrophic." Our Deputy CEO Allen Simpson was on BBC Yorkshire discussing the £3.4 billion annual cost increases that hit hospitality and how integral hospitality is to communities across the country.

Reporting that the Chancellor recognises the economic benefit of concluding a UK-EU youth mobility agreement. But alongside that, the soft power benefits cannot be underestimated. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

"Seven core tenets of the Government's tourism growth plan" from our Executive Director, Richard Toomer. linkedin.com/pulse/seven-co…

It is great to see growing cross-party support for a youth mobility scheme. As Liberal Democrats spokesperson on Europe, I have been leading calls for progress on this issue for months. The benefit to the UK is obvious - we just need to get on with it. theguardian.com/world/2025/apr…

Thanks to Rupa and all these MPs and Lords for pushing for a proper UK-EU reset, to include youth mobility. More generally, we need to get rid of the barriers that have been put up to travel between the UK and EU and which are hampering visitor economic growth.

We're here because they were there #VEDay80 | #VE80 | #Victory80

We need a youth mobility scheme with the EU, just like we have with Australia, Canada and Japan. Our young people deserve opportunities, not government short-sightedness.

70% of people back a UK-EU youth mobility scheme. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

“There will be future areas in which we can do more.” Yes, travel and tourism.