Liverpool's Labour group appears to once again be at war over an energy contract 'catastrophe' that will cost the city £16 million.
The arguments are now sparking calls for the resignations of key figures. A tempestuous group meeting last night, described by one councillor as 'horrendous', saw some Labour members call for cabinet figures to resign their positions after it was revealed that a series of calamitous council mistakes will see the local authority's energy bills soar by £5 million and hit city schools with millions more in costs.
On Friday, the ECHO revealed a shocking litany of mistakes, including how council officers failed to inform the mayor or cabinet members that the energy supplier it was agreeing to extend its contract with, Scottish Power, had stopped supplying commercial customers. As a result, no contingency plans were made and the council was automatically placed onto a far more expensive deal.
