Council leaders from across the North East have joined Levelling Up minister Jacob Young in Durham to sign a historic 'trailblazer' devolution deal.
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00:00 Well it absolutely is a historic day for the region. We've signed this devolution deal today
00:04 which means £1.4 billion of investment coming into the North East over the next 30 years
00:09 and the opportunity for the whole of the North East to elect a new mayor who's going to be their
00:13 champion. We've seen how effective regional mayors can be like Ben Houchin in Teesside but also Andy
00:20 Street and Tracy Graben and other mayors. So this is a real opportunity I think for the North East
00:28 to have their own loud champion for this fantastic region.