Labour’s Kim McGuinness has won the North East mayoral election, defeating former Labour-turned-independent candidate Jamie ... Mr Driscoll as a candidate despite his position as the Mayor ...

Ms Davis also cited her party’s controversial decision to block Jamie Driscoll standing as Labour’s candidate for the Mayor of the North East last year as a contributing factor to her resignation.

Jamie Driscoll was elected as the first North of Tyne mayor in May 2019. The Labour politician won the election promising to put socialist policies into practice for the area. He previously served ...