David Cameron, Nick Clegg and others Ministers heard a first hand account of the state of the economy in Birmingham, when the Cabinet met in the city today.

An account of the Cabinet meeting provided by Downing Street reveals they heard from Andy Street, the Managing Director of John Lewis, who chairs Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership, a partnership between business leaders and local authorities set up to support economic growth in the region.

Also on the agenda was rail investment, Afghanistan and the Olympics, according to Downing Street.