The mayor of Middlesbrough says there are still "details to be confirmed and worked out" regarding the introduction of “town guards”.

Tees Valley Conservative Mayor Ben Houchen set out plans for the Middlesbrough Development Corporation (MDC) to, in effect, have its own police force in Middlesbrough town centre, during an appearance on BBC Radio Tees on Wednesday September 3. In statements and social media videos, posted on the morning of Thursday September 4, the positions were being labelled as “town guards”.

Middlesbrough Labour Mayor Chris Cooke seems somewhat unhappy with the way that this has come out, describing Mayor Houchen as making the announcement “prematurely”, adding that he has been leading discussions for some time and that not all of the details were yet figured ou

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