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Consumer champion Martin Lewis has urged Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to put the Tory leadership contest aside to help households Pictures: PA

Martin Lewis issues warning to Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss ahead of Darlington hustings
Consumer champion Martin Lewis has urged Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to put the Tory leadership contest aside to help households after warnings the energy price cap could hit £4,200 in January.

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will come up against each other in another hustings showdown in front of Conservative party members as the pair visit the region for the first time on their UK tour
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Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to go head to head in Darlington hustings tonight

The new bridge in Northallerton Photo: Dr Jonathan James

Letters: Where are pedestrian crossings for new Northallerton bridge?

Rishi Sunak brags about taking money away from 'deprived' areas for wealthy UK towns like . (PA)

Rishi Sunak brags about stripping funding from 'deprived' areas in leaked video

The bridge over the railway at Northallerton has yet to open

Letters: When will Northallerton link road open to give motorists and pedestrians some relief?

Bedale, North Yorkshire Picture: Richard Doughty Photography

Letters: 'Insulting' call to report Bedale crime to police instead of on social media

Who is Rishi Sunak? The rise of the North Yorkshire MP who could be Britain's next PM

Who is Rishi Sunak? The rise of the North Yorkshire MP who could be Britain's next PM

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss taking part in Britain's Next Prime Minister: The ITV Debate,

Rishi Sunak to go head to head with Liz Truss to be next Prime Minister

'The generation of funds by taxing second homes in North Yorkshire is a controversial, but in my opinion welcome suggestion'

Letters: How realistic is it to ask parish councils to help tackle housing crisis?

Action from Teesside Airshow, which was blighted by traffic problems Picture: Steven Curtis

LETTERS Letters: With 22,000 tickets sold, how did Teesside Airshow organisers not predict heavy traffic?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson appearing in front of the Liaison Committee in the House of Commons, London. Credit: PA

Tory MP committee to not change rules to allow for new PM confidence vote

Millions of UK workers set for pay rise this week amid major National Insurance change. (PA)

Millions set for pay rise this week - exact date and how much you could get

Kiplin Hall volunteer Malcolm Wilkinson explains to Rishi Sunak the stories behind some of the exhibits in the Silent Footsteps exhibition

Rishi Sunak column: The tourism gems on our doorstep

Teesside Airport Station

Letters: Why was the airport railway station not used for Teesside Airshow visitors?

Millions of UK workers set for pay rise in July amid major National Insurance change. (PA)

Millions set for pay rise next month - exact date and how much you could get

Odeon Darlington on Northgate Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

Letters: 'Odeon closure means a rather large chapter of life is closing too'

Thirsk Yarnbombers have put together a jubilee display around the town Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

Letters: What a simply lovely place to live Thirsk is

An artist’s impression of the Catterick Integrated Care Centre

Rishi Sunak column: Catterick ICC plans a milestone in area's health journey

Millions to receive portion of cost of living payment next month – when and how much? (PA)

Millions to receive portion of cost of living payment next month – when and how much?

Beacon lighting for the Queen's platinum jubilee (file image)

Letters: Village excelled itself with beacon lighting for Queen's jubilee

Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference in Downing Street, following the publication of Sue Gray's report into Downing Street parties in Whitehall

Letters: 'The quagmire of our current leadership'

The cost of living crisis had led the news agenda recently

Letters: 'Cost of living? A big issue, but not a crisis like Ukraine'

Sunak has said those not facing financial difficulty from the rise in energy bills could give their money away (PA)

Rishi Sunak reveals that he will give his £400 energy rebate to charity

Who is eligible for the cost of living package? (PA)

Rishi Sunak announces cost of living package - see if you're eligible

Rishi Sunak announcement: Universal Credit and other claimants to get £600 payment. (PA/Pixabay)

8 million UK households to get £650 payment, Sunak announces - are you eligible?

Rishi Sunak announcement: Chancellor outlines further cost of living support - key points. (PA)

Four key points from Rishi Sunak announcement and what you can claim

Rishi Sunak to give UK households '£400 off energy bills' in cost of living plan. (PA)

Households to get 'free £400 payment' in Rishi Sunak's cost of living plan

The 2022 May fair in Northallerton High Street

Letters: 'Forward thinking needed to find new site for Northallerton May Fair'

Rishi Sunak talking to members of Leyburn U3A

Rishi Sunak column: The importance of accountability in your constituency

North Yorkshire had its say at the polls last week

Letters: Why can't council officers be relied on to give the authority's view?

The Wensleydale Railway at Leyburn Station

Letters: Glad to see magnificent Wensleydale Railway go from strength to strength

Rishi Sunak with Veterans Information Hub staff and supporters

Rishi Sunak column: New Catterick hub offers practical support for Armed Forces veterans

Christopher Purser says Thirsk station is a no go area for people with mobility problems

Letters: 'Money spent at Northallerton station could have transformed the lives of Thirsk passengers'

Rishi Sunak about to splice the fibre optic cable to activate the Cotterdale network with B4RN Communications Team Leader Steve Cottam

Rishi Sunak column: 'Good progress in tackling challenges of rural connectivity'

Would 20mph speed limits improve road safety?

Letters: Don't penalise law abiding drivers by cutting limits to 20mph

McDonalds packaging discarded near Richmond

Letters: How can 'data protection' apply to litter louts?

Like thousands of people across the UK, Alison Williams (left) and her husband Mark from Crakehall, Bedale, registered their interest in the Homes for Ukraine scheme on Friday, March 18. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT.

Family waiting nearly a month for refugee family who are still at Ukraine border

Rishi Sunak and Insp Mark Gee talk to cadet Lewis Normanton of Scorton at the passing out parade event

Rishi Sunak column: Police Covenant will ensure support is given to unique workforce

Refugees walk after fleeing the war from neighbouring Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland Picture: AP

Letters: Clear red tape so we can help give homes to Ukrainians

Road works in Northallerton include the new bridge over the railway line, which will link Stokesley and Darlington roads

Letters: 'Crossing point will stop me riding bike or scooter from Brompton to Northallerton'

A case in point is the cycle path alongside Northallerton Road Picture: PIXABAY

Letters: 'Councils not interested in Northallerton-Brompton footpath safety'

Further intervention could come later this year on the already high 54% energy price cap rise that will take place in April (PA)

Rishi Sunak says even more intervention could come on energy bills before October

Rishi Sunak on Downing Street with the Spring Statement. Credit: PA

New National Insurance Threshold after Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement

Martin Lewis. Credit: PA

Martin Lewis outlines budget key points after Rishi Sunak's Spring statement

Martin Lewis has called for political intervention on the cost of living crisis

Martin Lewis calls for political intervention on cost of living crisis

Solar farm applications are proving controversial

Letters: 'Folly to take good land out of production for solar farms'

North Moor House in Northallerton has been described as the final piece of the jigsaw in local mental health care services

Rishi Sunak column: 'North Moor House is the final piece in the jigsaw'

There is concern over plans for development in villages near Darlington and the surrounding infrastructure will cope (file image)

Letters: How could villages with two post boxes, four bus shelters and one pub cope with 1,500 new homes

Rishi Sunak talks to AmbaSat’s Martin Platt, right, about his satellite kits, with the CEO of Barclays C.S. Venkatakrishnan and Amy Morgan, manager of Barclays Eagle Lab Northallerton

Rishi Sunak column: Something very exciting is happening at Northallerton's old prison

The plank bridge across the River Leven at Stokesley

Letters: Stokesley plank bridge replacement 'completely unnecessary'

Cars taking up all spaces at Richmond's Friary Hospital

Letters: Friary Hospital car park users should think again

Russian president Vladimir Putin

LETTERS County Durham man has his say on Ukraine crisis - do you agree with him?

Fishing associations are united in their anger over the handling of crustacean deaths on the east coast

Letters: 'Suspend Tees dredging until chemical ruled out over crab deaths'

Rishi Sunak at the official opening of the new school campus in Northallerton with, from left, head of school Vicki Rahn, student leaders Eleanor Webster and Harrison Greenfield and Richard Crane, CEO of the Areté Learning Trust

Rishi Sunak column: Northallerton School Ofsted 'simply tremendous'