Andy Preston ignores minister advice to open ‘lifeline’ in one of UK places most deprived and worst hit by Covid-19Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA mayor who lives in a country mansion with extensive gardens has been criticised for refusing to reopen parks in one of Britain’s most deprived towns.Andy Preston, a hedge-fund millionaire who was elected as independent mayor for Middlesbrough last year, has ignored government advice to reopen three of the town’s parks, despite receiving a letter from a minister, who is also a local MP, imploring all local authorities to do so. Continue reading…
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