Labour mayor denies Middlesbrough is 'lawless', police are 'doing a sterling job' and youth clubs are the answer - but is that enough in town where drugs gangs are more violent than the IRA?
- Posted on August 31, 2026
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Labour mayor denies Middlesbrough is 'lawless', police are 'doing a sterling job' and youth clubs are the answer - but is that enough in town where drugs gangs are more violent than the IRA?
It follows a week of escalating violence thought to be linked to a gangland war between two factions of a local organised crime group in the town.
