The pledge was made at a Chamber of Commerce hustings event in front of business decision makers designed to give them a voice in the forthcoming election. Four of the main parties – representing different constituencies across North and Western Lancashire – were present at the event. Maya Ellis – Labour , Mike Prendergast – Conservative , Neil Darby – Liberal Democrat and Andy Hunter – South Ribble .
The Chamber’s Business Manifesto was used as a blueprint for the event with all delegates and candidates quizzed on the policies which also included the fallout of Brexit, tackling red-tape for work placements and how to handle business rates for thousands of SMEs across the county. Nick Hyde, policy manager for the Chamber, said: “The four parties were robust in their responses to the range of questions from the businesses and all committed to wanting to grow the economy within Lancashire.