Chancellor George Osborne will attempt to present the Conservatives as the party of the North in his pre-election Budget - but Labour have accused him of ignoring the North East.
The war of words comes as Mr Osborne is expected to announce a series of measures aimed specifically at northern voters in his Budget statement.
In the North East, The Budget is likely to include announcements such as £20m Health North initiative funding, faster broadband pledge to remote communities, 15-year transport links plan and a high-speed rail line across the Pennines known as HS3.
I'm Daniel Milligan co-ordinating this live blog but we'll have updates from political reporters Kate Proctor, Rachel Wearmouth and political editor Jonathan Walker
Follow this live blog for all the build-up, live coverage of the Chancellor's speech and reaction from the North East.
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