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Harry Taylor

Cleveland Police given extra £2m to tackle serious crime around Middlesbrough

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood arrives for a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street, London (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

Cleveland Police is being given an extra £2 million to tackle serious crime, the Home Secretary has announced, after a spate of incidents in and around Middlesbrough.

Shabana Mahmood made the announcement after Prime Minister Andy Burnham paid tribute to two police officers killed in the line of duty on the A66 near Middlesbrough, on Saturday, August 22.

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