Middlesbrough controlled by Tory and Independent ‘coalition’
A new ruling coalition of Tories and Independents has taken over Middlesbrough Borough Council.
Read moreDetailsJulia Mazza grew up in Middlesbrough, the descendant of Irish Famine refugee ironworkers and a Tyne shipyard union organiser. She is in awe of how the North East industrial workers, enduring intense hardship, still managed to create a formidable labour movement. Retired after a career in campaigns and commercial and policy research, she now lives in London
A new ruling coalition of Tories and Independents has taken over Middlesbrough Borough Council.
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