‘Self-obsessed and not bright’: what Middlesbrough’s mayor thinks of his councillors

Andy Preston intervenes after formal complaints by councillors against colleagues reach record

A local council is beset by self-obsessed, selfish and not-very-bright councillors, says the town's own mayor.

Andy Preston, the mayor of Middlesbrough, intervened after complaints lodged by councillors against their colleagues this year neared the combined total for the previous two years.