{"id":1085565,"date":"2026-07-13T00:59:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T00:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1085565\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T00:59:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T00:59:48","slug":"opportunity-for-birmingham-and-solihull-residents-to-speak-to-richard-parker-mayor-of-the-west-midlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1085565\/","title":{"rendered":"Opportunity for\u00a0Birmingham\u00a0and Solihull\u00a0residents to speak to Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Residents of Birmingham and Solihull will get the chance to ask Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, any questions they may have about his policies and priorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The next Ask the Mayor Anything event is set for\u00a0Wednesday 15 July, from 6pm to 7.30pm at\u00a0STEAMhouse, Belmont Row, Birmingham, B4 7RQ.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Places are free,\u00a0but\u00a0people\u00a0are encouraged to book using\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmca.org.uk\/mayor-of-the-west-midlands-more-information-about-the-role\/ask-the-mayor-anything-events\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eventbrite<\/a>\u202fto guarantee their place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/richard-parker-mayor-of-the-west-midlands-2024_digital.jpg\" alt=\"Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands  in front of West Midlands Combined Authority Logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Pic caption: Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Mayor\u00a0said: \u201cI\u2019ve\u00a0set out my priorities for the region, but\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0just as\u00a0vital\u00a0that I listen to what matters most to\u00a0residents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0looking forward to talking to the people of\u00a0Birmingham and Solihull\u00a0about how\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0delivering more social homes, improving bus services,\u00a0opening up\u00a0job\u00a0opportunities\u00a0and tackling youth unemployment head-on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also want to understand the community\u2019s concerns, answer their questions, and make sure their views help shape the work\u00a0me and my team\u00a0do.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Residents of Birmingham and Solihull will get the chance to ask Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1085566,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,38480,11033,2766,1700,35,393,728,4884,6333,1302,38482,38481,22793,1263,16,15,4950,7858],"class_list":["post-1085565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-birmingham","tag-birmingham","tag-britain","tag-combined-authority","tag-communities","tag-culture","tag-economy","tag-energy","tag-england","tag-environment","tag-great-britain","tag-housing","tag-innovation","tag-land","tag-local-authorities","tag-skills","tag-transport","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-wellbeing","tag-west-midlands"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116909963127884975","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1085565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1085565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1085565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1085566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1085565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1085565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1085565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}