Labour accuses minister of âcatastrophic blunderâ over Freeports - but mayor says Teesside will NOT be affected
Teesport MANUFACTURERS based in new Freeports will not be able to enjoy the full benefits if they are exporting to a series of countries with which the UK has signed post-Brexit trade deals. The Prime Minister and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have championed Freeports – special economic zones offering tax breaks and lower tariffs – as a part of the Government’s “levelling up” agenda to spread economic growth and jobs across the country. It was announced the Tees Valley Mayor had been successful for a Freeport bid in Teesside at the last Budget.
VOTERS have been heading to the polls in Hartlepool to elect their next MP following a high profile campaign which has attracted attention from across the country. Voters are also choosing the next Tees Valley Mayor, Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland and representatives on Hartlepool Borough Council. A number of polling stations have seen waiting queues this morning, with coronavirus restrictions meaning just one person has been allowed in at a time. Sixteen candidates are battling it out to become the town’s next MP following the resignation of Labour’s Mike Hill. Recent polls have put the Conservatives in the lead following a campaign which has seen multiple visits from both Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Labour leader Keir Starmer and a host of high profile politicians.
Jobs, hope for the future and the PM s flat funding row - what Middesbrough voters say
With a few days to go till the booths open, where will town centre shoppers be putting their cross on Election Day?
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Jobs to give young people hope for the future , crime and policing are high up the list for shoppers in Middlesbrough as Election Day looms.
Jessie Joe Jacobs plans a local Amazon to drive a buy local Tees business boom LABOUR S candidate for Tees Valley Mayor, Jessie Joe Jacobs has said she plans a local Amazon to spear-head a buy local revolution. Ms Jacobs said she aims to put a virtual market-place that connects producers and consumers at the heart of a new local economy. She said: We will create our own local Amazon and will have a buy local revolution. Ms Jacobs wants to create a Buy Local, Buy Social ethos geared to boosting business by giving a helping hand to local firms. She has a vision of a Made In Tees Valley’ stamp that is the proud hallmark that underpins a local business boom and promotes local produce on the national stage.
Boris Johnson visits Hartlepool and talks Dogger Bank jobs, Novavax and getting a ticket to Pools
He said the government is looking to trial Covid status certificates to get people back in the stands
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson kicks a football during a visit to the Hartlepool United Football Club, in Hartlepool, ahead of the May 6 by-election. (Image: Ian Forsyth/PA Wire)
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