Rishi Sunak paid a visit to the North East today and pledged to support levelling up the region.
Amid his campaign to be the next Prime Minister, Mr Sunak travelled to Teesside where he pledged to ensure that the North remains at the forefront of Government thinking.
Mr Sunak met with Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen at Teesworks, near Redcar, where he said he will support Mr Houchen's plan for economic growth in the area, if he is named as the next Tory leader. Mr Houchen has also now given his backing to the former Chancellor in the Conservative leadership race.
