Cornerstone visits Conservative Party Conference

Cornerstone visits Conservative Party Conference

Friday, 15 October 2021

As supporters of the Speed Up Britain campaign, Cornerstone attended the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester last week.

Speed Up Britain took part in the "Bridging the digital divide" event at the conference, hosted by The Centre of Policy Studies. Speakers at this event included:

  • Matt Warman MP, Former Minister for Digital Infrastructure;
  • The Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, Chair of Speed Up Britain & Former Secretary of State for Trade and Industry;
  • Matthew Fell, Chief UK Policy Director, CBI; Cllr Kelham Cooke, member of the LGA's Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport Board and leader of South Kesteven Council;
  • Nick King, Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Studies.

The event discussed how households and businesses can access connectivity more quickly and effectively and what we can do to improve our digital economy.

As the UK's leading mobile infrastructure services company, Cornerstone supports these discussions to help enhance the coverage and connectivity for our communities across the UK.

View the full "Bridging the Digital Divide" event here.