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24th March 2021
11:04am GMT

Robert Jenrick, the communities secretary, is expected to announce today that government commissioners will be parachuted in to run the city's council. According to The Times, he was recently the recipient of a report on the council's value for money with regards to the taxpayer.
The plans come in the aftermath of the December arrest of Liverpool's mayor, Joe Anderson on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation. 13 other people were arrested. Anderson stood down as mayor - with his successor due to be elected in May - but has denied any wrongdoing. He has not been charged by police. Starmer's decision to back the plans has angered large swathes of Labour's support, with many questioning why the party's leader would support one of its strongholds being put under government control. "The Labour Party hasn’t received this report yet, so we can’t comment on the detail of it. There are a number of investigations ongoing so it wouldn’t be appropriate to comment further," said a party spokesperson regarding the news.Explore more on these topics: