Tory Minister Dehenna Davison left a room of Northern leaders bemused after skipping a major conference in Manchester and sending them a bizarre video about her job by mistake.
The Levelling Up Minister, who represents the red wall seat of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, was scheduled to join speakers including Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham at the Great Northern Conference at University Academy '92.
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