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Ben Houchen 'taken advantage of' by Saudis

Union claims mayor refuses to meet them or local workers over Sabic redundancies

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Sep 17, 2025
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A special mid-week edition of The Teesside Lead for you (number 70), as a union makes a pretty serious accusation against Ben Houchen.

It follows Sunday’s edition which saw me providing proof of the Tees Valley mayor lying about his contact with a company which is making over 300 people on Teesside redundant.

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