Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have made their pitch to the North, with both pledging extra cash for schools and transport and the devolution of more powers to local leaders if they win the race to Number 10.
The commitments come after newspapers across the North united to warn the former Chancellor and Foreign Secretary not to "turn their back" on the region once in Downing Street.
It followed reports that the levelling up agenda, which was a key promise at the 2019 general election, could be shelved after Boris Johnson's departure.
