Leigh Jones

New York

Editor-in-Charge, Legal News at Reuters

Editor-in-charge, legal news, @Reuters. Likes to drag paint around with a brush.

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Harvard University sues to block Trump from slashing billions in research funding

3 days ago | today.westlaw.com | Jack Queen |Jamie Freed |Kanishka Singh |Leigh Jones

(Reuters) -Harvard University sued on Monday to block U.S. President Donald Trump from freezing billions of dollars in federal funding after the elite research institution rejected a list of White House demands that it said would undermine its...
Unnamed Cleveland Police officer sexually assaulted woman

4 days ago | teesside.thelead.uk | Leigh Jones

The 47th edition of The Teesside Lead is risen!It’s the most important weekend of the year for devout Christians and wrestling fans alike, with Wrestlemania taking place on Easter weekend for the first time in its 41 years. This week’s edition sees news of a Cleveland Police officer found to have sexually assaulted his partner. We also have another journalist following in The Teesside Lead’s footsteps, and as always, a little Ben Houchen porky. This Substack is reader-supported.
Ben Houchen to stand down as chair of development corporations

1 week ago | teesside.thelead.uk | Leigh Jones

It’s the 46th edition of The Teesside Lead, and it’s been yet another eventful week in Tees Valley politics (yes, another one). Ben Houchen has confirmed his intention to stand down as chair of the three development corporations after umm-ing and ahh-ing over it, and I can reveal his combined authority spent around £35,000 in a single week sending staff members to overseas events. This Substack is reader-supported.
Tees Valley Combined Authority hopes government intervention is end point in Teesworks saga

2 weeks ago | teesside.thelead.uk | Leigh Jones

What a week to decide to go weekly with The Teesside Lead!This is edition number 45, and what a week it’s been, with Tees Valley Combined Authority being issued with a Best Value Notice by the Government. I’ll look into what it means for the government to intervene into Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen’s work. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Ben Houchen calls public's questions "completely insane"

3 weeks ago | teesside.thelead.uk | Leigh Jones

This is edition number 44 of The Teesside Lead. It marks a change to things here. As a freelance journalist work ebbs and flows, and for the next three months I’ve secured full-time work elsewhere, which means I won’t have as much time to commit to The Teesside Lead. Instead of twice-weekly, we’ll be moving to just one edition a week each Sunday.
Spring Statement - a view from the North: Taking the hardest hit and delaying inevitable bad news

4 weeks ago | national.thelead.uk | Leigh Jones

It may be the most non-event fiscal event for years. Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement held few surprises, having been trailed and drip-fed for weeks. While there were no policy surprises in the statement, the illuminating detail came in how the Government chose to present its decisions. “[The Government] is making the right choices to bring security to working people and to put more money in their pockets,” it says.
Teesside Airport losses set out in new report, despite Ben Houchen's claims

4 weeks ago | teesside.thelead.uk | Leigh Jones

It’s the 43rd edition of The Teesside Lead. It’s a short one this week, but Sunday’s will be jam-packed, given the number of statutory meetings being held in Teesside this week. Teesside Airport is expected to make further losses next year, according to a newly-published version of its business plan. The publicly-owned airport was bought by Tees Valley Combined Authority in 2019 and has continued to make a loss despite over £150m in investment from the public purse.
TVCA chief executive given £200,000 redundancy package

1 month ago | teesside.thelead.uk | Leigh Jones

It’s edition number 42 of The Teesside Lead and I’ve spent a long time reading through hundreds of pages of board papers ahead of meetings of STDC’s board and TVCA’s Cabinet next week so you don’t have to!You won’t get the sort of analysis you see here anywhere else, so please support independent journalism in Teesside by clicking to subscribe for free, and consider sharing The Teesside Lead. This Substack is reader-supported.
What's behind Ben Houchen's £12.5m airport claim?

1 month ago | teesside.thelead.uk | Leigh Jones

It’s the equinox this week, and the sun has been shining. We are truly on our way to summer as I click “SEND” on this, the 41st edition of The Teesside Lead. Thanks for reading and supporting independent journalism covering the Tees Valley region. It’s free to subscribe and get two newsletters a week delivered straight to your inbox keeping you up-to-date on all things Teesside. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Government awards £500,000 to train workforce for Teesside energy projects

1 month ago | energyvoice.com | Leigh Jones |Michael Behr

Nearly half a million pounds of funding has been allocated to increase workforce training on Teesside, as the region presses ahead with new energy projects. ECITB, the arms-length government body which oversees standards and qualifications for engineering construction workers in the UK, has announced an investment of £478,000 to help build an immersive pipefitting, welding, mechanical and project-based training rig in Teesside.