Tory mayor calls MP a ‘liar and a coward’ over claims about Teesworks project

Ben Houchen dismisses accusations of corruption and and wrongdoing made by Labour MP for Middlesbrough Andy McDonald

A Conservative metro mayor has called a Labour MP a “liar and a coward” as the feuding over a huge regeneration project became increasingly acrimonious.

Ben Houchen, the mayor of Tees Valley, made the claims against the MP for Middlesbrough, Andy McDonald, during a combative radio interview on Wednesday.