Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have given a full-throated commitment to "levelling up" the North, amid a tense Tory leadership debate.
Ms Truss said she was "completely committed" to the levelling up agenda and pledged "urgent action" if she won the race to Number 10. While Mr Sunak gave "an unequivocal massive yes" to the policy.
The comments came as newspapers across the North united to warn Mr Sunak and Ms Truss not to "turn their back" on the region once in Downing Street.
