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Liz Truss abandons £8.8bn policy to slash public sector pay amid backlash

Liz Truss abandons £8.8 billion policy to slash public sector pay amid backlash

Liz Truss has abandoned a flagship policy to slash £8.8 billion from public sector pay outside London after furious warnings from senior Conservatives that it would be “levelling down” the nation by leaving nurses, police officers and teachers ...

02 Aug 2022 at 23:42

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Johnson ‘the Pep Guardiola of politics’ and will deliver levelling up – Gove

Tory figures against higher taxes and those who want to see more money spent on levelling up are a “nest of singing birds”, a Cabinet minister has suggested. Michael Gove said those within the Conservative Party were in “full agreement” on ...

10 Jan 2022 at 12:55

Demolition of giant Redcar blast furnace changes skyline in North East

The 365ft (111m) high blast furnace at the former Redcar steelworks has been demolished – changing one of the best known skylines in the North East of England. The removal of the huge 1970s-built structure on Wednesday morning is the ...

23 Nov 2022 at 12:17

Gove announces development corporations for Middlesbrough and Hartlepool

Middlesbrough and Hartlepool will be regenerated through two new development corporations, Michael Gove has announced. The Levelling Up Secretary said the mayor of Tees Valley, Ben Houchen, will get new powers with the corporations ...

25 Jan 2023 at 15:21

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

Tees Valley Mayor Lord Ben Houchen has called on Suella Braverman to conduct the Conservative Party leadership contest “with civility” after she warned the party risks becoming “centrist cranks”. Ms Braverman, who is believed to ...

21 Jul 2024 at 10:45

Tees Valley projects unveiled to boost hydrogen-powered vehicles

Two new transport projects will aim to make it easier to use hydrogen-powered vehicles including supermarket delivery trucks and airport ground support. The Government announced the schemes will receive part of an £8 million ...

02 Aug 2023 at 08:57

Boost for Tories as Ben Houchen re-elected as Tees Valley mayor

Conservative Ben Houchen has been re-elected as mayor of the Tees Valley region, with a much reduced majority over Labour. Lord Houchen secured almost 82,000 votes compared with the 63,000 votes received by Labour’s Chris ...

03 May 2024 at 13:15

Whitehall should get out of local government’s way on net zero, say campaigners

Westminster should get out of the way of local government if it is not willing to “step up” and deliver net zero, campaigners have said. In a report published on Tuesday, net zero tsar Chris Skidmore and Tees Valley ...

26 Sept 2023 at 16:37

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

Rishi Sunak has acknowledged a “disappointing” series of local election results after the Conservatives suffered defeats across the country. But the Prime Minister insisted he was “focused completely on the job at ...

03 May 2024 at 15:44

Liz Truss plan to cut public sector pay would ‘level down’ nation – Tory critics

Liz Truss’s plan to slash £8.8 billion from public sector pay outside London is coming under growing criticism amid warnings it would leave nurses, police officers and teachers poorer. Conservative Tees Valley ...

02 Aug 2022 at 12:46

Houchen could ‘absolutely’ work with Starmer and ‘forgot’ blue Tory rosette

Ben Houchen said he could “absolutely” work with Sir Keir Starmer if the Labour leader becomes prime minister, but denied “trying to pretend” he was not Conservative during his mayoral election campaign. The ...

03 May 2024 at 16:09

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

A Labour source has conceded the mayoral vote in Tees Valley to Conservative incumbent Ben Houchen. The source said Lord Houchen had won with a significantly reduced majority compared with 2021, and that he ...

03 May 2024 at 12:16

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