North of Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll, who was blocked by Labour from running for another role in the region, has alleged that others who have also left the party have described it as like “leaving ...

One of the country's most influential union bosses has thrown his weight behind Jamie Driscoll's bid to become North East mayor. The general secretary of the RMT, Mick Lynch, was in Sunderland at ...

Jamie Driscoll is mayor of the North of Tyne Combined Authority. Child poverty rates in the north-east have overtaken London, but the crisis is country-wide, writes the North of Tyne mayor.

The latest insights on economic policy, productivity and regional development Labour candidate Kim McGuinness, independent Jamie Driscoll, and experts from the region discuss the largest devolution ...