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Chancellor George Osborne hailed the ‘unstoppable momentum’ in the drive to strike devolution deals with cities and regions, as the North East today (23 October 2015) became the latest area to make a historic agreement with the government to take on...

The Chancellor today (27 February 2015) set out his six point long term economic plan for the North East showing what has been delivered, what is underway and what more can be done to build a Northern Powerhouse that enables the region to reach its potential...

The North East Combined Authority has had a quiet start to its life, in stark contrast to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority which was launched last year to great fanfare. The North East differs from Greater Manchester is the comparitive lack...

Introduction Thank you – and good morning, it’s a great pleasure to open day 2 of Innovate 2016. The last time I spoke at this conference – Innovate 2014, as it was then – I was the minister for science and cities. In my new role I’m delighted that...

For too long the North East local areas and counties have fought each other like ferrets in a sack. The best example is the 4 separate applications for the Green Investment Bank, when Central Government invited bids for the location of the Green...