Should Rishi Sunak really celebrate Ben Houchen’s victory?
The Tees Valley mayor only won by running against the Prime Minister.
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Freddie Hayward is political correspondent at the New Statesman. He interviews leading political figures, appears on the New Statesman Podcast and writes the daily Morning Call newsletter, which can be subscribed to here.
The Tees Valley mayor only won by running against the Prime Minister.
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