Morpeth

Melanie Wensby-Scott sat in her car and cried on the day she and her husband left Northgate House, which sits right next to the road not far from Morpeth.

Wearmouth, who represents Morpeth Kirkhill and is bidding for re-election, told the hustings he was "disappointed".

Natalie Younes, the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Morpeth North ward, also said she was disappointed the A1 project had "stalled".

However, she explained her party would focus on "smaller-scale projects that can have a big impact - for example, improving the safety of travel east to west by improving junctions and crossings, and tackling the choke points in Berwick, Alnwick and Morpeth".

The coroner adjourned the inquest at County Hall in Morpeth and said the hearing would conclude on 1 April.