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'He can't afford it': Tory mayor questions Andy Burnham's vision for London-style bus system

Ben Houchen accused Greater Manchester mayor of having power without responsibility

Manchester Evening News

Tory MPs plot to avert benefit squeeze after humiliating U-turns

Kwasi Kwarteng to bring forward fiscal statement to later this month amid disquiet in party over spending cuts hitting poorest

The Guardian - UK

Why top Tory Michael Gove insists North East has 'bright future' despite becoming child poverty capital

The former Levelling Up Secretary says the region has grappled with 'historic challenges'

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Redcar steelworks demolished in massive controlled explosion

Basic Oxygen Steelmaking in Redcar, which shut seven years ago, blown up using 1.6 tonnes of explosives

The Guardian - UK

Steel plant is demolished in controlled explosion

A former steelworks has been torn down in what is believed to be one of the biggest explosive demolitions in the UK. Dramatic pictures of the 65-metre-tall (213ft) Basic Oxygen Steelmaking (BOS) plant in Redcar being blown up emerged after Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen pressed the button to detonate…

Evening Standard

12 most divisive policies announced by Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak that could hurt you

The Tory leadership hopefuls have been tossing red meat to their Tory voters. But what about when they become PM, and these policies end up out in the wild? We take a look at the most divisive

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson refusal to resign was ‘bit odd’, says Rishi Sunak

Tory leadership says PM still ignoring his messages – as he criticises Truss over ‘lazy workers’ comments

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Liz Truss holds huge lead over Rishi Sunak among Tory members, poll finds

Sunak insists he can ‘defintely’ still win – but latest results suggest he’s running out of time to catch Truss

The Independent UK

Tories fear UK fallout with Johnson absent and rivals feuding

LONDON — Replacing Boris Johnson was meant to let the U.K.’s ruling Conservatives move on from the chaos and distractions turning off voters.

Tribune News Service

The Northern contenders to host Eurovision Song Contest 2023

'Underdog' Darlington the latest hopeful to throw its hat in the ring

Manchester Evening News

Darlington launches shock bid to host Eurovision Song Contest in 2023

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen unveiled the shock bit during discussions at a scrutiny meeting on Wednesday afternoon

Chronicle Live

The Northern Agenda: Hosepipe ban not on the horizon in North

Emergency measures being taken down south as drought fears grow

Manchester Evening News

Truss plan ‘never about reducing pay’ of public sector workers, says Lewis

Brandon Lewis defends Tory leadership contender’s now-ditched policy, saying critics had erred by ‘extrapolating’ figures

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss extends lead over Rishi Sunak in polls as voting 'delayed' after spies warn of cyber attack

A YouGov poll puts Liz Truss well ahead of Sunak in support from party members, with her lead increasing to 34 points.

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The Independent UK

Conservative Party delays sending out leadership ballots on security advice

It is understood there was no specific threat from a hostile state and concerns were instead raised over the vulnerability of the voting process.

Evening Standard

Tory leadership vote ‘delayed after hacking alert’ as Liz Truss pulls ahead in poll

Delays to ballots are not expected to change the contest’s end date, a Conservative MP said

The Independent UK

Ballots ‘delay’ gives Sunak time before votes cast as Truss pulls ahead in poll

Delays to ballots are not expected to change the contest’s end date, a Conservative MP said.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss suffers serious setback in race for PM with ‘full-fat U-turn’ on regional pay

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen says policy blunder could be ‘dementia tax moment’ for Sunak’s opponent

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Manchester Evening News

Liz Truss abandons £8.8bn policy to reduce public sector pay following backlash

The Truss campaign has been warned that the plans would leave nurses, police officers and teachers poorer

The Independent UK

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

Senior Tory figures had said the policy would would ‘level down’ the nation by cutting teachers’ and nurses’ pay.

Manchester Evening News

The Northern Agenda: That bloody cheese man

Keep up to date with all the big politics stories in the North with the daily Northern Agenda newsletter. You can receive the Northern Agenda newsletter direct to your inbox every week day by signing up right here. Here is today's Northern Agenda

Evening Standard

Liz Truss forced to perform U-turn on public sector pay after backlash

The Foreign Secretary announced a ‘war on Whitehall waste’ on Monday and was forced to backtrack hours later

The Independent UK

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

Conservative Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen said he was ‘actually speechless’ at the £8.8 billion proposal.

The Independent UK

‘Ticking time bomb’: Tory mayor ‘speechless’ at Liz Truss’s plans to cut public sector pay

Ben Houchen claims proposals will result in a ‘massive pay cut for 5.5 million people’ including nurses and police officers outside London

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss revives promise to build Northern Powerhouse Rail

Tory leadership frontrunner commits to building Liverpool-Hull line, nine months after government scaled back plans

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