Defeat could have spurred Conservative rebels to move against prime minister
One of the Conservative party’s highest profile metro mayors, Ben Houchen, has won Tees Valley, giving Rishi Sunak a potential political lifeline.
Houchen bucked the anti-Tory trend by being elected for a third term in a region that was once a solid Labour heartland.
Continue reading…Defeat could have spurred Conservative rebels to move against prime ministerOne of the Conservative party’s highest profile metro mayors, Ben Houchen, has won Tees Valley, giving Rishi Sunak a potential political lifeline.Houchen bucked the anti-Tory trend by being elected for a third term in a region that was once a solid Labour heartland. Continue reading…