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Ben Houchen and Simon Clarke have written to Government to ask them to take over running Middlesbrough Council.
They cite a delay in publishing their accounts due to UK-wide auditing issues and a report last week about spending on credit cards in 2022-23 among the reasons.
The letter from Houchen and Clarke, which is co-signed by councillors Meika Smiles, David Coupe, Luke Mason and Luke Hurst states: "The wider governance culture at the council is of serious concern".
They cite a delay in publishing their accounts due to UK-wide auditing issues and a report last week about spending on credit cards in 2022-23 among the reasons.
The letter from Houchen and Clarke, which is co-signed by councillors Meika Smiles, David Coupe, Luke Mason and Luke Hurst states: "The wider governance culture at the council is of serious concern".