The roundtable, themed “Unlocking Opportunity”, brought together major North East employers and education leaders to discuss how business can play a stronger role in creating jobs, widening access to opportunity and support regional economic growth.

Sean Woodcock has stood out in recent weeks for his focus on ensuring that local growth delivers real benefits for communities across Banbury and north Oxfordshire.

The UK risks a 'two-tier' energy transition unless cleaner and smarter technologies are made more affordable and accessible, warns E.ON as it publishes its latest report with The Purpose Coalition

Place matters because trust is local before it is national. Opportunity is local before it is statistical. And delivery is judged not by the strength of a press release, but by whether people can see change in the communities they call home.

Sarah Owen stands out this week for her recent work tackling housing pressures and support for vulnerable residents in Luton.

Andrew stands out this week for his recent work focused on the cost of living and support for working families in Welwyn Hatfield.

The Youth Opportunity Pledge (YOP!)  has been co-founded by Rt Hon Justine Greening, Former Education Secretary, and Paula Sherriff former Labour MP and Shadow Health Minister.

For pushing to expand early family support, Andrew Cooper is our MP of the week.

Sciensus, a provider of clinical care at home and life science services that help give patients faster access to medicines, today launched its Connected Care Report with the Purpose Coalition.

Dr Kieran Mullan MP visited PGL Beyond’s Windmill Hill centre in East Sussex to see first-hand how residential outdoor learning and educational experiences beyond the classroom are helping young people build confidence, resilience and aspiration.

Sarah Hall MP visited Bell's Warrington South operation to see first-hand how one of the UK's largest property services contractors is investing in local people, creating skilled jobs, and building careers through apprenticeship routes.

Jacob Collier visited Sciensus on 10 April to see first-hand how specialist healthcare services are enabling patients to receive clinical treatment in their own homes. 

For leading the Rare Cancers Act through Parliament, Dr Scott Arthur is our MP of the Week.

For championing transparency, accountability and overlooked social issues in Parliament, Tessa Munt is our MP of the Week.

For championing working families while driving practical improvements to local services and neighbourhoods, our MP of the Week is Darren Paffey.

Through Purpose Lab Place, I have been encouraged by the work This Is Purpose are leading in this area. Last year we began piloting Constituency Assemblies as a way of bringing structured community insight directly into policy conversations.

For leading scrutiny of the housing crisis and championing fair access to affordable homes, our MP of the Week is Florence Eshalomi.

International Women’s Day is a moment not only to celebrate progress but to confront the work still ahead. In the construction, engineering and built environment sectors, improving gender balance is not simply a question of fairness. It is a question of performance, competitiveness and long term growth.

The work of The Purpose Coalition starts from a simple premise: tackling complex social challenges demands collaboration that is practical, accountable and prepared to challenge the status quo. That is why the recent announcement that two Coalition partners, E.ON Next and The Wise Group, are joining forces with Glasgow City Council to help ease child poverty matters so much.

Number confidence matters hugely for social mobility. From managing finances to starting a business, confidence with numbers should be a bridge to opportunity rather than a barrier, Rt Hon Justine Greening’s latest blog.