in tories' last hope on teesside.ping down the tees valley. —— soon army matter. soon army it sweeping down the tees valley. —— soon army it was the three bs, boris, ben and brexit. there is only ben left. he now has to prove that this new, pragmatic interventionist form of conservatism really does work. and labour therefore have to prove that he is not some great vote winning totem. prove that he is not some great vote winning totem-— winning totem. daily routines in the shadow of history. _ winning totem. daily routines in the shadow of history. new _ winning totem. daily routines in the shadow of history. new beginnings, but old conflicts rumble on. and breaking news tonight? yes. but old conflicts rumble on. and breaking news tonight? yes, this afternoon. _ breaking news tonight? yes, this afternoon, dehenna _ breaking news tonight? yes, this afternoon, dehenna davison, - breaking news tonight? yes, thisj afternoon, dehenna davison, the levelling up minister, she wrote a letter to andy mcdonald, the labour mp you

and teesside. - yes. and then the states, and austria. and teesside. how i yes.ustria. and teesside. how has it been?_ excellent! i it been? awesome! excellent! what is the — it been? awesome! excellent! what is the atmosphere - it been? awesome! excellent! what is the atmosphere like i it been? awesome! excellent! | what is the atmosphere like for anyone who isn't part of it? absolutely magic. everyone has come _ absolutely magic. everyone has come together~ _ absolutely magic. everyone has come together. people - absolutely magic. everyone has come together. people so - absolutely magic. everyone has i come together. people so happy. and some — come together. people so happy. and some singing _ come together. people so happy. and some singing going - come together. people so happy. and some singing going on! - come together. people so happy. and some singing going on! howl and some singing going on! how has it been down here? it’s has it been down here? it's beautiful. _ has it been down here? it's beautiful. people together... sorry — beautiful. people togethe

g ., ., ., , teesside? my right honourable friend is absolutely — teesside? i am very roud of that he proudly defends? i am very proud of the _ that he proudly defends? i am very proud of the fact _ that he proudly defends? i am very proud of the fact that _ that he proudly defends? i am very proud of the fact that this - proud of the fact that this government has given record numbers of people the opportunity to have jobs and employment, which is the surest route out of poverty, and it is the case that i believe up to 3.6 million newjobs have been created under this government. it is million new jobs have been created under this government.— under this government. it is truly excellent news _ under this government. it is truly excellent news to _ under this government. it is truly excellent news to see _ under this government. it is truly excellent news to see england i under this government. it is truly i excellent news to see england rising up excellent news to see england rising up the _ excellent news to see england rising up the international league tab

many of them believe dredging work around teesside's new freeport was to blame.not that a new disease or parasite was the cause. i've seen the probabilities and the possibilities. i would just like somebody to be able to say, yes, this is what happened, nobody has. they need a solution, because something new is happening in these waters. prawn catches are also down by up to 90%. what's happening at the teesport can only be good for the area, and i have no problem with that whatsoever. what i don't think is that some of us should have to suffer. if that's the case, then we should receive help for it. so they're carrying out their own research. fishermen and scientists working together, looking for answers to the questions they still have. defra said to the fishermen right at the start of the die—off, if you want to find your evidence, you've got to find the evidence yourself, and that's exactly what we are doing. we are going to create a full picture of what the chemical risk is in terms of the north sea, and we're going to relate that back to the dredging activit

incredible regeneration work is taken place on teesside led by our mayor ben. we have seen a shameful attempt to smear the amazing people of the ts work project, led by the honorable member of middlesboro. who i've given advanced notice to will he confirm that it was always an integral part of the business case that the private sector should co-invest alongside government and that the t's works arrangements themselves have been checked and approved by the government and will he reconfirm his full support for the tease works project reassure investors and join me in calling for the labor party to apologize for talking down. >> my right honorable friend is absolutely correct to raises issue. it is uk's first report and it continues to attract billions of pounds of private sector investment. creating jobs and supporting the local economy. i think the whole house will see through the inexcusable attempts by the labour party to talk down those successes on t side while local leaders are working tirelessly to improve the region for the first time in a generation. >>

uk are struggling to set up british manufacturers with electric vehicle batteries, britishvolt on teessideo administration, and experts warned mps directly about this last week. the uk at the moment does not have a strategy and a run in this phase and we can talk about electric vehicles and being involved in energy storage and being involved in energy storage and solar and wind but if the fact is unless you are making batteries here and you have the chemical plants to fuel the batteries, the mid supply chain, you are not involved in the industry. this comes a . ainst involved in the industry. this comes auainst a involved in the industry. this comes against a backdrop _ involved in the industry. this comes against a backdrop of _ involved in the industry. this comes against a backdrop of a _ involved in the industry. this comes against a backdrop of a global- involved in the industry. this comes against a backdrop of a global war l against a backdrop of a global war to subsidise green manufacturing with factories sprouting out of the ground across the us and the eu and the government says

many of them believe dredging work around teesside's new freeport was to blame. the cause. i've seen the probabilities and the possibilities. i would just like somebody to be able to say, yes, this is what happened, nobody has. they need a solution, because something new is happening in these waters. prawn catches are also down by up to 90%. what's happening at the teesport can only be good for the area, and i have no problem with that whatsoever. what i don't think is that some of us should have to suffer. if that's the case, then we should receive help for it. so they're carrying out their own research. fishermen and scientists working together, looking for answers to the questions they still have. defra said to the fishermen right at the start of the die—off, if you want to find your evidence, you've got to find the evidence yourself, and that's exactly what we are doing. we are going to create a full picture of what the chemical risk is in terms of the north sea, and we're going to relate that back to the dredging activity, and we're going to see what that co

britishvolt, a teesside recently went into administration. warned mps directly about this last week. the uk at the moment does not have a strategy and a run in this race, can talk about electric vehicles and being involved in energy storage and solar and wind, but unless you are making batteries here and you have the chemical plants to fuel the batteries, the mid stream of the supply chain, you are not involved in the industry. this comes against a backdrop of a global war to subsidise green manufacturing with factories sprouting out of the ground across the us and the eu. the government says it has raised the issue with the eu and is determined the uk remains one of the best places for car manufacturing. live now to janet mui, who's head of market analysis, rbc brewin dolphin. thank you very much for being with us today, janet. let us start with the key question, renegotiating the eu trade deal. they arejoining a lengthening queue for ten downing st. with rishi sunak seen as more of a pragmatist than his predecessors, do you see renegotiatio

for the tories, a good night for labour," whether in stoke, up in hartlepool, whether that's in teessiderough to plymouth. tomorrow we're going to get down through to dover and see what's happening in brighton and hove and crawley and the rest of the south—east. the reason is that we have a credible alternative. essex in the early hours and the liberal democrats were cheering the loudest. gains there and further afield were ground—breaking, the party claimed. predicting upsets in traditional tory territory. a fantastic result for the liberal democrats in one of the safest tory seats in the country. we've gained three seats. we're now up to 17 seats and the council moves into no overall control. and it is a time of change in brentwood and we are really delighted. it's fantastic news. the green party has boosted its numbers too in these first elections in england where photo id was required to vote. only around a quarter of the councils holding elections have been counting votes overnight. so early results don't give anything like the full picture. but in the hours ahead, these local conte

. talking down teesside.f people the opportunity to have rehe— people the opportunity to have tehe ehe— people the opportunity to have jobs and employment, which is the eeeer— jobs and employment, which is the surest route— jobs and employment, which is the surest route out of poverty ehe— the surest route out of poverty ehe hr— the surest route out of poverty ehe hr he— the surest route out of poverty ehe hr he he— the surest route out of poverty and it is the case— the surest route out of poverty and it is the case that i hehheve— and it is the case that i hehheve ee— and it is the case that i believe up to- and it is the case that i believe up to 3.6 million new rehe— believe up to 3.6 million new tehe heve— believe up to 3.6 million new jobs have been— believe up to 3.6 million new jobs have been created under the— jobs have been created under this government— jobs have been created under this government in wahaca. thank you,— this government in wahaca. thank vee. hr— this government in wahaca. thank vee.

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and the harm it will do to teesside jobs if it's aiiowot— do to teesside jobs if it's allowed to _ doat 2.5 million oat— the ons showing that 2.5 million oat ot— the ons showing that 2.5 million are out of work,— the ons showing that 2.5 million are out of work, suffering from long— are out of work, suffering from toag terra— are out of work, suffering from long term illness. _ are out of work, suffering from long term illness. my superstar saaoi— long term illness. my superstar saaoi tast— long term illness. my superstar saaoi toast ia— long term illness. my superstar panel back in the— long term illness. my superstar panel back in the studio , top panel back in the studio, top natty— panel back in the studio, top isaiiy trait— panel back in the studio, top daily mail columnist amanda itatoii— daily mail columnist amanda itatoii .— daily mail columnist amanda riatoii , tas— daily mail columnist amanda platell , the conservative platell, the conservative commentator— platell, the conservative commentator almond bogle, and the commentator almond bogle, and tie aataor— commentator almon

they think their progress is much, much slower on teesside.re the tories in trouble in the blue wall, the more affluent home county areas around london. the word from tory hq affluent home county areas around london. the word from tory h0 is that they are in for a shocker in theresa may's back yard, in windsor and maidenhead, and the final thing that needs to happen is that labour needs to be back in those places that have not got a name like redwall or blue wall. the places like the medway towns, the places that tony blair no difficulty in capturing, but they did have difficulties under ed miliband and jeremy corbyn. interestingly, keir starmerwas jeremy corbyn. interestingly, keir starmer was in the medway towns recently. an expectation management, what our party saying? labour are happy, saying they have good machines, a good use of data, and they are hoping for what they describe as decent gains in middle england. they are standing by their view that a00 net seat gains would be good. the criticism of that is, well, that is fine, you will b

i spent a lot of the - time campaigning in teesside where there are _ time campaigning in teesside whereed with the conservatives they are not doing well.- they are not doing well. a final word from _ they are not doing well. a final word from you _ they are not doing well. a final word from you in _ they are not doing well. a final word from you in response, - they are not doing well. a final - word from you in response, marianne. i think it is absolutely vital independents— i think it is absolutely vital independents are - i think it is absolutely vital . independents are recognised i think it is absolutely vital - independents are recognised for the fact they— independents are recognised for the fact they are — independents are recognised for the fact they are focusing _ independents are recognised for the fact they are focusing on _ independents are recognised for the fact they are focusing on the - independents are recognised for the fact they are focusing on the needsl fact they are focusing on the needs of local— fact they are focusing on the needs of local areas _ fact they are f

teesside 14 ninries. — there's more. teesside 14 minutes. i a there's more.se air sorry, that british airways— that is because air sorry, that british airways was cancelling iens— british airways was cancelling iens oi— british airways was cancelling tens of thousands of flights at rerinrow. — tens of thousands of flights at heathrow. easyjet was cancelling inorsrnrs— heathrow. easyjet was cancelling inorsrnis oi— heathrow. easyjet was cancelling thousands of flights at gatwick. ani— thousands of flights at gatwick. anr ii— thousands of flights at gatwick. anr ii yore— thousands of flights at gatwick. and if you're cancelling flights , war,— and if you're cancelling flights , wat, inri-s— and if you're cancelling flights , well, that's going to cheese peopie— , well, that's going to cheese peopie oii— , well, that's going to cheese peopie oii, i— , well, that's going to cheese people off, i think rather more inrn— people off, i think rather more inrn inen— people off, i think rather more than them having to wait around for than them having to wait around ior

by taking medway, teesside. also the middlesbrough may oral tea.ill be closely these local contests will be closely watched as a crucial test for all the parties. jonathan blake, bbc news. our political correspondent alex forsyth is here with me now. give us the thought process. we caution we only have a limited number of results to go on so far. yellow muckamore counting this morning and this afternoon. what we can clearly say is this is a bad night for the conservatives, a good night for the conservatives, a good night for the conservatives, a good night for labour and the lib dems. what is really interesting, where labour and the lib dems are winning, where the conservatives are losing are in different places across the country and that will make the conservatives really worried because they are facing a threat on all sides. ., , ., , ., ., sides. the conservatives are not doini sides. the conservatives are not doing well _ sides. the conservatives are not doing well and — sides. the conservatives are not doing well and their _ sides. the conser

whether that is in stoke, teesside, right down to plymouth, tomorrow— teesside, right down to plymouthomorrow. the speed of labour gains could slow down or _ tomorrow. the speed of labour gains could slow down or it _ tomorrow. the speed of labour gains could slow down or it could speed up. could slow down or it could speed ”p the _ could slow down or it could speed up. the story of the narrative could switch _ up. the story of the narrative could switch and — up. the story of the narrative could switch and quite dramatically. although from what we have seen tonight the trend is pretty clear. chris, when you think about the results that we have seen so far and the liberal democrats progress in a lot of places, what surprised you? well, actually, you werejust talking about the hertsmere result and getting plus six there is a great result for the local campaigners there, and i am really pleased for all of our local campaigners who have really worked their socks off all over the country, up and down the country, and the point that chris mason made earlier about the results that we get tod

from labour, all we get after years of neglect, it is the conservatives that are delivering for teesside the waiting list and first reducing the waiting list and first reducing the over 65 waiting list. does my right honourable friend agree with me that those who imagine that the opposition has a magic wand up their sleeve to solve these problems need look no further than the betsi cadwaladr board in north wales, under labour political control for a generation? as my honourable friend, has said, gloucestershire in particular has seen a reduction in waiting time since december. we recognise there is more to be done, and that is why we are delivering on our plan to recover urgent and emergency care to ensure that people get the care they need easier, faster and closer to home. ., need easier, faster and closer to home. . ., , ., home. leader of the opposition, keir starmer. home. leader of the opposition, keir starmer- how— home. leader of the opposition, keir starmer. how many _ home. leader of the opposition, keir starmer. how many work _ home. leader of the opposition, keir starmer. how

east anglia london, sou�*uk, that's teesside and art of the uk, that's teesside and newcastle., you can get. i've got a friend actually who burns in it's in the winter. it's just a little bit of light and vampire. yeah. yeah you do need to be careful— yeah. yeah you do need to be careful, nathan.— yeah. yeah you do need to be careful, nathan. why- v/rip“ v/rip“ you do need to be careful, nathan. why has the weather— careful, nathan. why has the weather been— careful, nathan. why has the weather been so— careful, nathan. why has the weather been so temperamental? is weather been so temperamental? re—ror— weather been so temperamental? re—rorrnore - is there a reason for that? yesr_ is there a reason for that? yes. there— is there a reason for that? yes, there is— is there a reason for that? yes, there is a— is there a reason for that? yes, there is a reason- is there a reason for that? v/ris “ is there a reason for that? yes, there is a reason for that. so if you remember a few months ago talking about this ago we were talking about this sudden warming, ago we were talking about

get, all we get after years of neglect, it's the conservative relatives that are delivering for teesside ahead of the government deadline and fast reducing the over 65 wait waiting list . does my right waiting list. does my right honourable friend agree with me that those who imagine that the opposition has a magic wand up their sleeve to solve these problems need look no further than the woes of the betsy cadwallader board in north wales under labour political control for a generation . well, mr for a generation. well, mr speaker— for a generation. well, mr sheetet .— for a generation. well, mr sheetev. ee— for a generation. well, mr speaker , as my- 1 t1t1“ well, mr speaker , as my honourable friend speaker, as my honourable friend seve— speaker, as my honourable friend says, gloucestershire in hehteutet— says, gloucestershire in particular has- says, gloucestershire in particular has seen a significant- particular has seen a significant reduction in a&e vetthg— significant reduction in a&e waiting times— significant reduction in a&e waiting times since december . we waiting times sinc