Phew . Seem to have rebooted the trainline + it's all there , tickets etc .. 👍🏻

Live NOW on BBC One & iPlayer #BBCPoliticsNorth with Richard Moss Catherine McKinnell MP Keane Duncan & Cllr Nick Hartley - Green Party 💼 We've got all the latest reaction and analysis to Wednesday's budget from luke walton + Robert Cooper 🌳 We'll react to Kemi Badenoch's win as Tory leader

Last week I held a meeting with homeowners on the Byker estate to discuss their concerns about high District Heating energy bills. Thanks to luke walton for responding to the residents’ request to cover the story, and producing such a comprehensive and informative piece. 🧵👇

Great fan of The Rest Is Money but it's not true that only 12% of N East school leavers go on to university .. the figure for NE 18 yr olds in '23 was 30% (H of Commons library) . It is lower than rest of England tho' .. Steph McGovern Robert Peston

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Politics North at 10 on BBC1: How to solve the crisis in support for children with special educational needs. Plus impact of immigration in the region, and we ask if an above inflation rise in rail fares is justified. With Bridget Phillipson and Matt Vickers MP. #bbcpoliticsnorth

Parents tell me they're "devastated" after children miss out on special needs school places amid "crisis" in SEND system. Demand exceeding supply, despite extra government cash. More #bbcpoliticsnorth on i-player ⁦Richard Moss⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Politics North at 10: How to tackle fuel poverty as bills rise; concerns about rural crime; government nursery investment in the region. Plus luke walton’s Northumberland election preview. With Paul Howell, Natalie Younes and cumbriapfcc David Allen. #bbcpoliticsnorth

Flask of tea + bananas at the ready, landed BBC Election Northumberland County Council election . It's England's 2nd biggest LA by area, 69 wards, so expecting a long count - 730 am predicted for final result! (Potentially knife-edge contests Lab/Con/Ref etc cld make it even longer)

Remarkable start for Reform UK Northumberland County Council election - by my calculations they have now won 16 out of first 23 wards declared, mostly at Labour's expense but Tories also losing some. Still 2/3 of seats yet to declare including wealthier + more rural areas, so a long way to go.

With around 3/4 of seats counted Northumberland County Council is heading for No Overall Control, with Reform (20 seats) + Con's (19) vying to be biggest pty. Tories will probably overtake Ref but even with help of Independents will struggle to build a coalition. Lab on 8 - dramatic drop.

Ben Houchen is live on BBC Tees from 9-10 tomorrow-what would you like to ask the Tees Valley Mayor?

Will the Chancellor find the cash to dual the A66 and A64? Cuts to National Park budgets & the state of end-of-life care with Cumbria’s Mike Starkie Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith David Skaith & Steph Edusei from St Oswald’s Hospice. Join luke walton BBC1 10am Sunday and BBC i-player

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Can government “trailblazer” regeneration schemes improve neighbourhoods in north east? + welfare reform + the threat to phone landlines in Cumbria - Martin Gannon Durham Lib Dem Elizabeth Scott Keane Duncan Sunday BBC1 10am with Richard Moss

Politics North - back at 10: Labour’s troubles, can Cabinet reshuffle help? Is Reform UK’s dismantling of Net Zero policies in Durham going to save or cost money? With Chris McDonald MP, Durham Lib Dem Elizabeth Scott, and Durham Reform UK’s Tim McGuinness. #bbcpoliticsnorth

Is net zero a new battleground in local politics? Durham County Council dep ldr Reform's Darren Grimes says scrapping "virtue-signalling" targets will save taxpayer's cash. L Dems + Grns say dropping plans is bad for planet and financially. #bbcpoliticsnorth 10am Richard Moss