Day 1 as North East Mayor:
🚌 I’ve instructed the North East Combined Authority to get started with bringing buses under public control.
📝 Chaired our 1st combined authority meeting with leaders. Together we’ll bring more power to our region and show the world what our great North East can do.

Disgusting comment from a disgraceful politician.

UNICEF warns there are 600,000 children in Rafah with nowhere to go.

Our government must heed the call of Palestinians, and people of conscience around the world, and back an immediate, permanent ceasefire and an arms embargo.

'Do you think that's moral in any way?' Well said, Andy McDonald MP.

📢 Constituents in the City of Durham 🚨

Have you been affected the two-child cap?

With poverty on the rise in the North East, I would like to hear from you.

You can email me in confidence at: [email protected] 📧

I marched against Thatcher’s anti-gay hate laws in the 1980s.

I voted for Equal Marriage as an MP.

I've now got a ring on my finger.

Never let people tell you politics can't make a difference.

It seems staggering that dental teams will not qualify for miscarriage leave.

All parents to be should be able to take time to grieve at such a difficult time, without worrying about the impact on their income.

Another kick in the teeth for the dentistry workforce.

WATCH: Chaos & Decline. Exclusive to Conflix.

Watch the trailer here.

Labour GAIN from the Conservatives: Congratulations to Richard Parker for West Mids Mayor 🌹, the new Labour Mayor for West Midlands🌹

Can’t believe I suggested that defeat for Sadiq would be celebrated by racists, white supremacists and Islamophobes the world over. What was I thinking?

Here’s how they’ve taken him winning 👇🏻

Thank you, West Midlands.

Wow that was close!

Oh wait….

Well done Sadiq Khan, excellent result! 🌹👏🏻

#VoteLabour

Congratulations Sadiq Khan ♥️

Londoners voted to give their city a fairer, safer, greener future. 🌹

Labour HOLD: Congratulations to Steve Rotheram, Mayor for Liverpool City Region🌹

I love West Yorkshire, and I am so proud to have been re-elected as your mayor!

Thank you for putting your faith in me to finish what we started, building a brighter region that works for all.

Labour HOLD: Congratulations to Tracy For Mayor 🌹, Mayor for West Yorkshire 🌹

Labour HOLD: Congratulations to Andy Burnham, Mayor for Greater Manchester 🌹

Today is #FirefightersMemorialDay .

A day when we honour the sacrifice of brave firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty.

A day we acknowledge the bravery of serving firefighters who run toward danger, while we run from it.

On behalf of the Durham, I thank you.

Change starts with you. Join Labour today 🌹

Some brilliant results today for The Labour Party results in the Police & Crime Commissioner elections - shows Labour winning on law & order. 🌹🌹

Communities want change after years of Tory chaos. Time for Labour’s plans to get police back on beat & keep our streets safe /🧵

Fantastic election efforts from team The Northern Echo over the last 24 hours, especially Daniel Hordon Kayleigh Fraser Tom Burgess Bill Edgar Graeme Hetherington Patrick Gouldsbrough Gavin Engelbrecht Chris Lloyd 🗳️

At least there won't be another one for a while...🙈

Now for a 🍺