William Hague’s call for action on skills and transport as Rother Valley goes Tory – The Yorkshire Post says

Now Lord Howard, he could not have been more mistaken and Boris Johnson’s 80-seat majority, exceeding all expectations, shows that no part of the country should ever be written off, or dismissed, by London-based leaders.

Here’s how Prime Minister Boris Johnson can win permanent support from the North – Tom Richmond

And it makes the intervention of Lord Hague all the more telling as Mr Johnson, and his Cabinet, look to honour the pre-election promises that persuaded traditional Labour voters to vote Tory in such numbers.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson must make good on promises for Yorkshire and the North - The Yorkshire Post says

Just like those families who backed Margaret Thatcher in 1979, the North is a region of aspiration – sweeping generalisations on ‘class’ can do a disservice – and the Tories did tap into this agenda alongside Brexit. But Lord Hague, who grew up in the Rother Valley which now has a Tory MP in Alexander Stafford, makes a key point when he says that skills rivals transport for importance.

The North will not forgive Boris Johnson if he breaks his promises – Jayne Dowle

Two issues that are the cornerstones of the Power Up The North campaign being run by The Yorkshire Post, and newspapers across the region, he has now warned the Government: “Your problem, if you’re sitting in Rotherham, is not just that you can’t travel quickly to an international business based in Manchester. It is also that you probably don’t have the right expertise when you get there.”

It is argument which re-enforces the case for joined-up government, and a clear focus on the North, when Mr Johnson begins to reconfigure his government in the New Year.