Advertisement 20 January 2017 at 1:26pm Sion Simon launches West Midlands Mayoral bid Keith Wilkinson @KeithWilkoITV Follow West Mids "needs to take up our place in the world post-Brexit" says @sionsimon @itvcentral Sion Simon has today launched his West Midlands Mayoral bid with Tom Watson, the MP and deputy leader of the Labour Party. Keith Wilkinson @KeithWilkoITV Follow "London elite have let the West Midlands down" says @sionsimon @itvcentral as he launches bid to be mayor. https://t.co/H1qfmUnpNc He has spoken to around 150 people from across the West Midlands. Last updated Fri 20 Jan 2017 Politics West Midlands Share Tweet Reddit