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Council blocks mayor 'power grab' plan to axe chief's role

Members of Middlesbrough Council have voted to keep their chief executive, blocking a ‘power grab’ proposal from elected mayor Andy Preston.

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By Dan Peters | 18 November 2021

Members of Middlesbrough Council have voted to keep their chief executive, blocking a ‘power grab' proposal from elected mayor Andy Preston.

Independent councillor Antony High claimed the proposal was ‘another spectacular error of judgement by the mayor'.

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