The below article first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Week-in-Review newsletter, subscribe here and never miss this weekly digest. In Tees Valley on Thursday, Ben Houchen did something senior Conservatives just don’t do anymore: he won. Facing a ruthless Labour campaign set on scalping the Tory patron saint for levelling up, Houchen was ultimately re-elected as mayor with... Read more » The post Week-in-Review: Is Ben Houchen now Britain’s most powerful Conservative? appeared first on Politics.co.uk.