On a poor night time for the Conservatives in native elections, Ben Houchen was returned because the mayor of the Tees Valley.
The mayor informed the BBC’s Richard Moss that he received as a result of he that had “been capable of ship”.
Lord Houchen denied he side-lined the PM in his leaflets and mentioned Rishi Sunak has visited the realm and had been campaigning for him.
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