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Brexit could help Britain's businesses by allowing free ports, which are free of customs controls, says the Tees Valley mayor who wants one on his patch.

Ben Houchen wants Teesport - visited by David Davis on Friday - to be designated as a free port.

In a personal film for the Daily Politics soapbox series, he said of the Tees Valley: "It felt left behind by the economic boom of London and the south east. It's time we rebalanced the economy in their favour."