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The Latest Breaking News from Jamie Driscoll

North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll wants a development corporation to turbocharge regeneration

He's targeting an area of Tyneside with sites that have languished for years

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Labour steadies the ship to avoid more North East election pain – but it isn't all plain sailing

Labour stopped the rot in Sunderland on election night and retains commanding majorities on the other four Tyne and Wear councils, but still faces some big questions

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Our political consensus is built on lies and fear

Letters: Politicians tend to subscribe to the same set of assumptions because they are terrified of being labelled radical, writes Jamie Driscoll. Plus letters from Dr Hugh Firth , Oliver McAdoo, Mike Garnier and Cathy Wood

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Benwell community centre celebrates £100k boost for children and families support

The funding from the North of Tyne Combined Authority has paid for English language and healthy eating classes and early years sessions to employment support and accredited training.

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£11m boost for North East high streets and new cultural quarters to help weather 'perfect storm'

North Shields, Berwick, and Newcastle city centre will be among the areas set to benefit from new investment from the North of Tyne Combined Authority

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North East-led green energy revolution needed to stop 'funding Putin's war machine', says mayor

Jamie Driscoll and other Northern mayors say the UK can’t afford to stand by while other nations make advances in sectors such as electric vehicles and low-carbon hydrogen

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Mayor Jamie Driscoll's campaign manager kicked out of Labour over link to Marxist group

Tony Pierre was expelled after being found to be a member of Socialist Appeal - an openly Marxist organisation banned by Keir Starmer

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Left-wing mayor Jamie Driscoll on Labour's general election chances and Keir Starmer's leadership

The North of Tyne mayor says his party must still 'establish in people’s minds that we know what we are doing'

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North East must 'leapfrog' other parts of England after being left behind in devolution race

North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll says he wants the region to go beyond the superior powers and funding already given to places like Greater Manchester or West Yorkshire

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Northern mayors urge ministers to reassess rail plans

Mayors Andy Burnham, Steve Rotheram, Jamie Driscoll, Tracy Brabin and Dan Jarvis have written to the Government

Birmingham Post

A new North East mayor – who could it be, what would they do, and why do we need one?

Talks are set to commence over a new devolution deal that would reunite councils either side of the Tyne

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