Gove refuses to set deadline for investigation into Tees freeport ‘corruption’

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Minister comes under renewed pressure from MPs over delayed report into Teesworks project as local elections loom

Michael Gove has refused to set a deadline for an independent report on allegations of “corruption, wrongdoing and illegality” at Teesworks, the industrial development within the government’s high-profile freeport project.

The levelling up secretary ordered a review into financial dealings and governance at the joint venture between Tory Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen’s South Tees Development Corporation and companies run by two local developers.

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