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Ben Houchen dismisses accusations of corruption and and wrongdoing made by Labour MP for Middlesbrough Andy McDonald

Investigation of Teesworks project to be led by independent panel of his choosing, not National Audit Office

The Communities Secretary confirmed the probe in a letter to the Conservative mayor for the Tees Valley.

Downing Street said it was passing on queries to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Teesside is at the centre of a growing political row between Labour and Conservatives over the regeneration of a former steelworks site.

The Cabinet Office permanent secretary said he expects the UK’s international reputation to improve after research found a drop in confidence.

Watchdog says gaps in regulation are letting landlords offer costly supported accommodation ‘with little or no support’

NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard told MPs there is a direct link between mental health staff shortages and the funding available.

Surprise first-year windfall suggests stopgap tax measure is being underestimated and may be badly designed

Buried in a lengthy new audit on public-sector fraud by the National Audit Office is a remarkable detail. It notes that at the time the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy was charged with handling the Bounce Back Loan scheme, it only had two full-time staff working in its…

Final evaluation of Unboxed science and arts festival finds it delivered on its economic objectives