Ruth was invited to the All Party Parliamentary Group reception at the House of Commons on Monday evening which was sponsored by the Local Government Information Unit, a prestigious non-party-aligned think tank in the local government sector. The Minister for Housing, Grant Shapps, addressed the meeting and held a Q&A session with MPs, council leaders and councillors from across the country. Andrew Stunell the local government minister also attended the reception.

The event was a great opportunity to network with councillors from other authorities and meet lawyers, journalists and specialists from local government organisations

Ruth and Deputy Leader of the Lib Dems Simon Hughes enjoy the introduction of Grant Shapps to the meeting as "the dynamite behind housing!"