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Teesside MPs call for more policehelp after Middlesbrough and A66 deaths

Labour’s Andy McDonald says gangs ‘clearly featuring’ in a series of incidents and police are underfunded

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Mark Brown North of England correspondent27 Aug 2026, 04:46 pmUpdated 1d ago1 min readEuropeUnited Kingdom

United Kingdom — Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Teesside MPs call for more police help after Middlesbrough and A66 deaths

Labour’s Andy McDonald says gangs ‘clearly featuring’ in a series of incidents and police are underfunded

Five MPs on Teesside have called on the government to provide more help to local police and fire services after a week in which nine people have died in two incidents.

The MPs said the communities they represented should get the “strongest possible backing from the government”.

Five MPs on Teesside have called on the government to provide more help to local police and fire services after a week in which nine people have died in two incidents.

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Source: The Guardian · Mark Brown North of England correspondent. Published 27 Aug 2026, 04:46 pm.

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