The Latest Breaking News from Ben Houchen

The Guardian view on Burnham’s devolution plans: power must be accompanied by scrutiny

Editorial: Vital accountability mechanisms have withered as English devolution has evolved. The government should take note

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6

Reports Sadiq Khan could join Starmer’s cabinet dismissed by allies

London mayor could however join the House of Lords while still remaining in his current role

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27

‘An unjust transition’? Teesside locals divided over net zero after deindustrialisation

In the third in a series, the Guardian hears how Reform UK is targeting voters over green policies – which business says are bringing new jobs to the area

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025

Amazon announces location for launch of first drone deliveries in UK

If the project is successful, it could be rolled out to the rest of the UK

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Amazon confirms Darlington as proposed site for UK drone deliveries

The tech giant said it will lodge a planning application to build flight operations at its Darlington fulfilment centre.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Kemi Badenoch tells Tories: don’t expect big policy plans for two years

Tory leader says focus until 2027 will be on regaining voters’ trust, while others want to see more detail on immigration

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025

Tory mayor warns of plot to end British steel production in favour of Chinese alternative via Brazil

Exclusive: Lord Ben Houchen raised fears have been raised that the UK will lose domestic steel production for the first time since the Industrial Revolution

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2024

Tories only have themselves to blame for terrible election defeat, warns Ben Houchen

Exclusive: Ben Houchen, Britain’s only senior Tory left in power, says his party can turn things around in five years but should have listened to Rishi Sunak to avoid calamity

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2024

Conduct Tory leadership bid ‘with civility’, Lord Houchen urges Braverman

It came after the former home secretary said the party could do better than being ‘a collection of fanatical, irrelevant, centrist cranks’.

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2024

Top Tory calls for Rishi Sunak to stay as party leader until November as succession battle looms

Shadow foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell said it is important to ‘run the leadership contest long’ to ensure leadership candidates ‘come under scrutiny’

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2024