Mayor of the Tees Valley

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen says no proposal has been put to him that would not "break promises".

The firm follows Marks & Spencer, House of Fraser and Debenhams in shutting its Middlesbrough shop.

The mayor is quizzed about the progress towards a new North Tees hospital by BBC Tees listeners.

Mayor Ben Houchen says it will include projects such as Middlesbrough bus station's redevelopment.

Young people across the North East say they are finding it hard to impossible to find jobs.

The Great North partnership aims to attract clean energy, defence and creative industry investment.

Callers ask the Tees Valley Mayor about his involvement in the site in a BBC interview.

Ben Houchen will step down as the chair of three Mayoral Development Corporations (MDCs) on 27 June.