Newly-elected Brexit Party MEP Brian Montieth denied he was a hypocrite for living in France and said the result in the North East was "an emphatic victory".
In local elections week, we are giving Hartlepool Borough Council election candidates an opportunity to tell voters why they would be the best person to represent the area.
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