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Shy bairns get nowt : North-east MPs back Mayor s campaign for Tesla gigafactory
The message to Elon Musk is we ve got the land, the workforce - and we can get building this summer
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North-east MPs have backed the campaign to bring Tesla s gigafactory to Teesside - saying it s a no brainer for billionaire Elon Musk.
Batley and Spen is the former constituency of Labour MP Jo Cox, who was murdered in 2016.
Why is there a by-election?
The seat is currently held by Labour’s Tracy Brabin, who is stepping down after being elected to be West Yorkshire’s first ever metro mayor. Her new role comprises both mayoral and police crime commissioner responsibilities and cannot be carried out while sitting as an MP.
Brabin won the mayoral post during the “Super Thursday” elections earlier this month, picking up 60.1% of the vote in a run-off with the Conservative candidate after failing to secure a majority in the first round of voting.