PRIME Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne returned to London with a taste of Bury following a short visit to the North West.

The duo visited the Village Hotel, off Rochdale Road, where they met with local members of the Conservative Party and quick-thinking Peter Winkler from the Bury Black Pudding Company, who presented them with a box of black puddings each.

Mr Winkler, who also serves as a Conservative councillor in Rochdale, said he had to be on his toes to make the presentation, as those invited were only made aware of the meeting and its location 24 hours before.

Mr Winkler, the firm's brand and marketing co-ordinator, said: "It was very quick. They made a short speech and then they were gone.

"I think George Osborne has had some black pudding before, so we are hoping that it has been on the breakfast tables of Number 10 and Number 11 this week!"

He added: "When we knew the meeting was going to be happening, we planned ahead and got together two boxes as quick as we could. Letting them leave Bury without some black puddings would be a crime."

The visit followed a speech at the former Granada TV studios in Manchester, where Tory leaders outlined the party's economic plans for the North West.

The party has pledged to build a 'northern powerhouse', aimed at increasing the size of the economy of the North West by £18 million by 2030.

Bury North MP David Nuttall said: "This plan shows how the Conservatives will deliver a strong economy with a strong and thriving North West which mean more economic security and a better future for people in Bury North.

"Whilst many of these projects will be across the wider region, and whilst not all will meet with the approval of everyone, the overall effect will be to improve the economy right across the North West of England and that will improve prospects for everyone in Bury with more people in work, more homes built, better schools, and better transport."