Rishi Sunak praised Lord Houchen for his re-election, claiming Labour “threw a lot of mud, because they were angry''.
Ben Houchen has won a third term as Tees Valley mayor, taking 54% of the vote ahead of Labour’s 41%.
Report by Gluszczykm.
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