Andy Preston
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 57 |
| Date of birth | July 31,1966 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Middlesbrough |
| United Kingdom | |
| Official site | andypreston.org.uk |
| Position | Mayor of Middlesbrough |
| Previous position | Mayor of Middlesbrough (2019–2023) |
| Education | The University of Edinburgh |
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| ID | 1486747 |
Andy Preston Life story
Andy Preston is an English politician, charity chairman, and businessman. He was elected Mayor of Middlesbrough in May 2019, serving until his defeat in May 2023. He previously stood for the role of elected mayor of Middlesbrough in 2015.
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Middlesbrough: 'Not very bright' councillors cost taxpayers dear, says mayor
" Self-obsessed, selfish and not very bright" councillors are costing Middlesbrough Council dear because they keep complaining about each other, The Town 's mayor has said.
Complaints among council members have risen to 12 this year, compared with just four in 2020 and nine in 2019.
Middlesbrough's mayor Andy Preston said probing complaints was too costly.
The Council 's standards' committee said it needed to tackle a " low tolerance to The Cut and thrust of debate".
In total, there have been 29 complaints So Far this year made to The Council ,
This includes the 12 from councils members while The Other 17 were made by council officers or members of The Public .
Of the 29, two have been withdrawn and 16 have been resolved informally.
Mr Preston, who is politically independent, said: " There are some brilliant councillors here but there are also way too many self-obsessed, selfish and frankly not very bright people who seek to cause trouble for The Good of their own self-promotion.
" Politics in Middlesbrough features a significant number of people who seek to cause trouble for Others by making official complaints about them citing all sorts of false allegations - from bullying to pretty much anything they can dream up.
" Every single one of those complaints costs the tax-paying people of Middlesbrough thousands of pounds in council time and resources. "
In 2020, there were 31 complaints, four from members and 27 from Others - 16 of those were not progressed, 12 were rejected and two were resolved informally.
'Tolerance In Short supply'Mr Preston added: " I want to see a culture change in Middlesbrough Council that will end this outrageous waste of time and money and to get all councillors focused on putting Middlesbrough first. "
The standards committee report added: " We need to consider whether there is a culture that has developed within Middlesbrough to have a low tolerance to the usual cut and thrust of political debate.
" We also need to know whether some of The Complaints have been of a retaliatory nature, with complaints being made from and against the same members in regards to the same issue. "
Labour group council leader Matt Storey said: " Tolerance is a virtue In Short supply These Days in politics.
" Politics doesn't have to be poisonous or antagonistic. "
The Council report said that members' Social Media comments were responsible for a large number of The Complaints with online posts accounting 12 grievances in 2019, 14 in 2020, and 14 in 2021 to date.
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