PD Ports opens new rail link

Simon and Ben visiting Teesport with Liz Truss

There’s great news today that PD Ports (Teesport) have opened a new rail freight link into and out of our region to cope with growing demand at our port. The twice-daily service to Doncaster will remove 120 road movements every day.

Teesport is a great asset to the area and is benefiting from significant investment. As we leave the EU, Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen and I are campaigning hard for Freeport status, which would be a huge boost to jobs and growth.

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Labour announce they want to cancel Brexit

Jeremy Corbyn has announced today that Labour want a second referendum and would campaign to REMAIN in the EU.

In the space of two years, Labour have gone from promising to respect the largest vote in our country’s history to calling for it to be cancelled.