
New Liverpool mayoral shortlist revealed
A revised mayoral candidate shortlist for the city has been unveiled, after the Labour party last month scrapped its initial list of May election hopefuls without explanation.
A revised mayoral candidate shortlist for the city has been unveiled, after the Labour party last month scrapped its initial list of May election hopefuls without explanation.
Key decisions for the city council have been set out in a report by consultancy Eunomia, to be considered at cabinet level this week.
Despite the controversial scrapping of its all-female mayoral shortlist, the city's Labour councillors voted against a motion to revert back to a leader and cabinet model at an emergency meeting on Saturday.
Interim mayor Wendy Simon, former deputy mayor Ann O’Byrne, and lord mayor Anna Rothery have been barred from standing in the race to replace Joe Anderson as the party’s mayoral candidate, sparking fury and confusion in the city.
Political leaders from Liverpool City Region, Warrington, and Cheshire West & Chester have combined to condemn part of the Northern Powerhouse Rail proposal it says would “short-change” the region.
Peel L&P’s proposed multi-modal terminal on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal has been included in Liverpool City Region’s bid for ‘freeport’ status, despite it being in Greater Manchester.
Liverpool City Council has unveiled a plan to improve the historical retail heart of the Walton district in the north of the city and has secured £1m to start the project.
The Labour-run local authority last night voted to retain its current system of governance for the next mayoral cycle, committing instead to a referendum in 2023.
Max Caller, appointed by Government to inspect procurement practices at Liverpool City Council, is due to report his findings by 31 March.
The mayor of Liverpool will embark on a period of unpaid leave from the city council “to focus on cooperating with the police”, after he was arrested last week as part of a corruption investigation.