Columnist ‘The locals underlined the weaknesses of the mayoral model. But Labour can fix it’ Eight weeks ago, I warned of “huge embarrassment” if the party did not sweep the mayoral board. Richard Parker’s… John Denham 13th May, 2024, 7:30 am
Local elections 2024 Labour paints new metro mayor map red with fresh leaders despite Tees loss Labour has won two newly created regional mayoral posts in the north of England and declared it has… Daniel Green 3rd May, 2024, 4:22 pm
Local elections 2024 Tees Valley mayor results: Labour defiant on GE chances despite defeat Labour’s Chris McEwan has lost to Conservative mayor Ben Houchen in the Tees Valley mayoral election, but seen… Daniel Green 3rd May, 2024, 11:49 am
News Tees Valley mayor election: Meet Labour candidate vying to oust Tory ‘golden boy’ Ben Houchen with polls neck and neck After Ben Houchen won the Tees Valley mayoral race in 2021 by a huge margin, some might imagine… Daniel Green 29th April, 2024, 6:15 am
Analysis Hartlepool elections: Inside Labour’s bid to take back control in ‘red wall’ town Hartlepool almost spelt the end of Keir Starmer’s leadership before it really began, as a recent biography revealed.… Daniel Green 21st April, 2024, 8:30 am
Columnist ‘The mayoral model holds political risks. Labour must empower local councils’ When Keir Starmer joined Sadiq Khan to launch the London mayoral election campaign, Labour seemed curiously downbeat about… John Denham 24th March, 2024, 9:00 am
Daily email Could Labour take the Tories’ northern crown of the Tees Valley mayoralty? Good morning. Labour has called for an independent investigation into the redevelopment of the Teesside steelworks, a flagship… Katie Neame 16th May, 2023, 12:34 pm
News Labour’s Jessie Joe Jacobs suffers heavy defeat by Tory mayor in Tees Valley Labour’s Jessie Joe Jacobs has been defeated by the Tories in the Tees Valley election, as the incumbent… Sienna Rodgers 7th May, 2021, 4:09 pm
News Jessie Joe Jacobs selected as Labour’s Tees Valley mayor candidate Jessie Joe Jacobs has been selected as Labour’s candidate for the 2020 Tees Valley mayoral election. She hopes… Sienna Rodgers 9th October, 2019, 7:56 pm
News Labour MP’s fury over Theresa May’s “snub” to steel community A Labour MP has criticised Theresa May for a “snub” to the people of Teesside after arranging a… Emma Bean 23rd August, 2017, 9:10 am