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Whatever happened to the post-election Tory bloodbath?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Whatever happened to the post-election Tory bloodbath?

The Independent  

For months, Rishi Sunak’s right-wing critics told us that the results of Thursday’s local elections would be so bad, they would trigger a coup against him. Ben Houchen’s re-election as Tory mayor in the Tees Valley gave wavering Tory MPs the fig leaf they needed to remain loyal to Sunak. The 16 per cent swing to Labour in the Tees …

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Best of friends! Rishi Sunak and Ben Houchen put on united Tory front hours after re-elected Tees Valley mayor fails to namecheck PM in victory speech or wear party colours
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Best of friends! Rishi Sunak and Ben Houchen put on united Tory front hours after re-elected Tees Valley mayor fails to namecheck PM in victory speech or wear party colours

Daily Mail  

Ben Houchen and Rishi Sunak put on a united Tory front today, hours after the re-elected Tees Valley mayor failed to mention the Prime Minister in his victory speech and conspicuously failed to wear a blue party rosette. Tory Ben Houchen was re-installed as the mayor of the Tees Valley today - but failed to mention Rishi Sunak in his …

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Rishi Sunak puts a brave face on local elections disaster as his survival hopes are boosted by Tory mayor holding on in Tees Valley - after Blackpool South by-election collapse and council bloodbath
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak puts a brave face on local elections disaster as his survival hopes are boosted by Tory mayor holding on in Tees Valley - after Blackpool South by-election collapse and council bloodbath

Daily Mail  

This video is no longer available This video is no longer available Rishi Sunak put a brave face on grim elections today - as he was given a glimmer of hope with Labour conceding defeat in the Tees Valley mayoral battle. In a boost for Rishi Sunak, senior sources acknowledged that they had 'fallen short' of ousting Tory incumbent Ben …

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How the ‘naive’ golden boy of levelling up got hit with claims of criminality and corruption
1 year, 7 months ago

How the ‘naive’ golden boy of levelling up got hit with claims of criminality and corruption

The Telegraph  

The 36-year-old remains defiant, however. Nevertheless, what “does not pass the sniff test” in the words of Andy McDonald, Labour’s Middlesbrough MP, is how two local developers, Chris Musgrave and Martin Corney, came to take a 90pc stake in Europe’s biggest brownfield site, leaving taxpayers with just 10pc. Teesworks Ltd is a public-private partnership between South Tees Development Corporation – …

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Tesla urged to build gigafactory in Teesside as Elon Musk plots new plants around the world
2 years, 4 months ago

Tesla urged to build gigafactory in Teesside as Elon Musk plots new plants around the world

The Telegraph  

Elon Musk has been urged to bring a Tesla plant to the North East of England after the electric car company revealed its ambition to build a dozen “gigafactories” across the world. Ben Houchen, the Conservative Mayor for Tees Valley, wrote to Mr Musk on Friday calling on the Tesla billionaire to bring an electric car plant to the North …

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‘Blue wall’ mayor bids to create a super-port
3 years, 8 months ago

‘Blue wall’ mayor bids to create a super-port

The Telegraph  

The Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen is in talks with ministers and Middle East investors over a deal to create a new super-port and “level up” Britain’s former industrial heartlands. Some 4,500 acres of land including the former SSI steelworks is now owned by the South Tees Development Corporation chaired by Mr Houchen, representing the biggest regeneration project in the …

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Clean, green – and dangerous? First e-scooter trial launches in Middlesbrough, but opinion is divided
4 years, 5 months ago

Clean, green – and dangerous? First e-scooter trial launches in Middlesbrough, but opinion is divided

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s such a good idea,” said Noor Uddin, a 23-year-old call centre worker who …

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