Politics North at 10: Do school mobile phone bans improve children’s health and education? Can community energy schemes produce greener, cheaper power? Calls to end barriers to disabled people voting. With @JoshMacAlister, Elizabeth Scott and Niall Innes. #bbcpoliticsnorth

RT @BBCNEandCumbria: Do the North East's two mayors get along?

Politics North at 10: Mayors @KiMcGuinness and @BenHouchen on how much they can do to reduce child poverty and get the “economically inactive” back to work. And from crumbling flyovers to trackless trams, can they fix and improve our crumbling transport network? #bbcpoliticsnorth

My take on this week's growth announcements that seemed heavily focused on the South East.

Politics North at 10: Will government plans to regulate football empower fans or stifle game? Warning that charities may fold following National Insurance rise. Is it time to curb working from home? With @ChiOnwurah, @torydom and Kevin Miles from @WeAreTheFSA #bbcpoliticsnorth

Politics North at 10: Job cuts and strike ballots as our Universities face financial problems, what’s the solution? Did a ban on new takeaways in Tyneside cut child obesity. Could free school meals help? With @SamJRushworth, @Lewis4Tynemouth and @Lakenutrition #bbcpoliticsnorth

Politics North at 10: Can Labour’s plan for steel revive the industry in the region? Calls for council tax overhaul to end north-south unfairness. And the campaign to get more locally-brewed beers into pubs. With @JonathanBrash, @JillPerry2 and @RichardMWCA #bbcpoliticsnorth

Two former North East Labour MPs have been nominated to the House of Lords. They are former Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson who lost his seat in 2019, and former Sunderland Central MP Julie Elliott who stood down at the 2024 election.

@covidanarchy @beasley_tr48623 @timfarron @efoody @Gibbo4Darlo I gather there was a technical problem which means they were unable to broadcast the Yorkshire programme, so the North West would be the fallback, but they are looking to get it on to iPlayer later.

@grumpynskeptic @timfarron @efoody @Gibbo4Darlo Hi. My post was referring to the North East & Cumbria version of the show from Newcastle which I present. I gather there was a problem with the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire show which they are aiming to get onto iPlayer later.

@covidanarchy @beasley_tr48623 @timfarron @efoody @Gibbo4Darlo Hi. I gather there was a problem with the Leeds broadcast but my post was referring to the Newcastle version of Politics North.

Sunderland Central MP @LewisAtkinson is one of 23 MPs who will sit on the Assisted Dying Bill committee in the next stage of scrutinising the proposed change in the law. He was among MPs who voted for the Bill last month. The committee includes both supporters and opponents.

Politics North at 10: PM delivers good news for Hitachi but can his milestones deliver for region? Is VAT on private schools going to hit vulnerable children? How prepared are councils for food waste recycling. With @Lola__McEvoy @WayneDaleyUK and Chris Eynon #bbcpoliticsnorth

'Farming payment cuts will ruin our sons' dream'. A Budget decision that’s had much less coverage than Inheritance Tax - a big drop in Basic Payments that are vital to make farms viable. I met the Staleys who are worried hill farming may soon be history.

Ready to go on BBC1 at 10… #bbcpoliticsnorth

On Politics North at 10: Assisted dying passes first Commons stage, but what happens next? Farmers worried cuts to payments could force them out of business. AI - opportunities and threats. With @kevinhollinrake, @PccJoyAllen and @cpferguson87. #bbcpoliticsnorth

@SunderlandLolly Yes, I was. There’s no prize though for spotting me. Not even nectar points.

Politics North at 10: Has the moment come to allow assisted dying? Can Labour deliver on pledge to halve violence against women and girls? Have government policies added to cost of living pressures? With @chloeloureilly_ @dsnorthnorth and @Nat_LibdemNrthN #bbcpoliticsnorth

@mt_tsas Hi Martin. We have three Conservative MPs in our patch. One of them is Rishi Sunak. Kevin Hollinrake is on soon. As for Mayors, Ben Houchen is a regular. We can't use them every week! With 36 programmes a year, that leaves us with councillors, who make valuable contributions.