(Asian independent) Following Liam’s discussions about the BBC’s plans with BBC Director General Tim Davie and Ed Shedd, chair of Create Central, Labour candidate for Mayor of West Midlands Liam Byrne said:
‘From Shakespeare to the streaming revolution, our region’s fabulous creatives have always been able to hold an audience and tell an incredible story.
‘Now, after years of tragic cuts to our much loved Birmingham BBC, today’s announcement is a good start in repairing the damage and investing in the future. Huge credit has to go to Ed Shedd and the stunning team at Create Central for working so hard to make this happen.
‘The special magic of our city is making stuff from incredible engineering to world class digital content. It was our engineers and artists that made us the home of the industrial revolution.
‘Now, we need to drive through and do it again in the 21st century. And that means pulling together with other Mayors like Andy Burnham to drag tonnes more of the BBC’s budget out of London and into the Midlands and the North. That’s precisely what I’ll be doing after May.”
