Michael Gove has refused to set a deadline for an independent report on allegations of “corruption, wrongdoing and illegality” at the Teesworks regeneration site.
The levelling up secretary last year ordered a review into financial dealings and governance at the joint venture between Tory Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen’s South Tees Development Corporation and companies run by two local developers.
Gove has now said he hoped the inquiry would report before voters go to the ballot box, but refused to commit to a timeline under questioning from MPs on the Commons business committee on Wednesday.
