Ben Houchen

Police officers at the scene of the fatal crash involving a police car and a Volkswagen Passat on the A66

Tributes paid to two ‘brave’ police officers killed in A66 crash

Amazon confirms Darlington as proposed site for UK drone deliveries

Tories need recovery in the North after ‘ejection election’, says Gove

Badenoch stresses her belief in maternity pay following backlash

Ben Houchen says Tories have ‘a huge job to do’ on trust

Tugendhat promises return of honest politics as he launches Tory leadership bid

Conduct Tory leadership bid ‘with civility’, Lord Houchen urges Braverman

Tory leadership candidates already working to garner support – Lord Ben Houchen

Mayors hail ‘step change’ after Downing Street meeting with Starmer

Starmer opens door to metro mayors with promise to push power out of Whitehall

Committee members step down amid row over axing of female football teams

Lionesses lead backlash against club’s decision to axe girls’ and women’s teams

Election results: What are the key trends and statistics?

Starmer confident of London mayoral win as he claims Tories do not deserve power

Rishi Sunak braces for mayoral results as election counts continue

May 2 elections: Key results so far

Tories lose almost half of councillors but Tees Valley result gives PM solace
The Conservative Party has suffered heavy losses, including the mayoralty covering the Prime Minister’s own constituency in North Yorkshire.
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Houchen could ‘absolutely’ work with Starmer and ‘forgot’ blue Tory rosette

Sunak acknowledges ‘disappointing’ local election results amid swing to Labour

Labour source concedes Tees Valley mayoral vote to Tory incumbent Ben Houchen

May 2 elections: At-a-glance guide to key results and times

Sunak and Truss must focus on cost of living and immigration – Tory voters

North East England worst affected by Covid-19 last month, official figures show

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