Each name he put forward was vetoed by his peers for being right of centre. “It was that subtler ... not just in Europe and the US.” The Oxbridge cases garner particular attention, however.

A joined-up “Northern Arc” spanning from the River Mersey to the Pennines could drive UK economic growth over the next decade ...

Stockton town centre is the main centre within the borough. Stockton covers the TS18 and TS19 postcode areas, which includes Stockton, Hartburn, Oxbridge, Grangefield, Bishopsgarth, Parkfield ...