Matt Storey

Matt Storey is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner since 2024.[1] He defeated Steve Turner of the Conservative Party, the incumbent since 2021.[1]

Storey pledged to give every community a named police officer as part of a plan to bring back community policing, fund domestic abuse support workers, set up a retail crime strategy, get rough sleepers off the streets and into permanent housing alongside providing drug treatment and mental health support, and to always act with integrity in office.[2]

He worked for the Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough, Andy McDonald, from 2012 to 2024 and served as a councillor on Middlesbrough Council representing Central ward between 2016 and 2024.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Labour's Matt Storey elected as the new Cleveland PCC". The Northern Echo. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Matt Storey".
  3. ^ "About your commissioner". Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner.