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Rob Parsons
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Executive Editor - Local Democracy Reporting Service for Reach Plc
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Hmm I don't think the letter is online actually, but a press release summing it up is here:

thegreatnorth.org.uk/news/the-gre...
The Great North mayors and leaders call on Chancellor to back North of England in the Budget
The Great North mayors and leaders have written to the Chancellor ahead of the Budget, calling for investment that will unlock investment and opportunity acr...
thegreatnorth.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Here's what his team said when I approached them to ask why....
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Even though Reform UK's Luke Campbell (Hull and East Yorkshire) and Stephen Atkinson (Lancashire) have joined Labour mayors to back the pre-Budget demands, Conservatice Ben Houchen in the Tees Valley refused to sign
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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this is very nice indeed
October 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Watch the whole episode on YouTube here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjZf...

or listen at: podfollow.com/the-northern...

(Featuring great editing work by @podcastjourno.bsky.social)
Labour Conference in Liverpool - The Northern Agenda Podcast
YouTube video by Liverpool ECHO
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October 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Listen to the full episode here:

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The Northern Agenda: 'We need to talk about Andy': Could Labour conference become the Burnham show?
The Westminster circus is preparing to descend once again on the Liverpool docks as Labour holds its annual party conference at the city's big convention centre.It'll be five days of political deba...
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September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Listen to the full interview here:

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The Northern Agenda: Rewiring England: Devolution and local power with Oldham's Jim McMahon
​This week, Rob Parsons speaks to Jim McMahon, a Northern politician at the heart of Government.In the Commons this week - before her tax affairs become engulfed in controversy - Deputy Prime Mi...
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September 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Jim McMahon was speaking to me on The Northern Agenda podcast - full episode out first thing tomorrow

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The Northern Agenda
The Northern Agenda is a weekly podcast covering politics and public affairs from across the North of England, voiced by journalists who are outside the Westminster bubble, reporting from the other si...
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September 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM