The Deputy Mayor of Liverpool is to be removed from her chief finance role after an energy bill 'disaster' that could cost the city £16 million.
Mayor Joanne Anderson will take responsibility for the council's finance brief, with her deputy, Cllr Jane Corbett, now focussing on 'fairness'. The decision was announced at a Labour group meeting last night.
Cllr Corbett has come in for criticism after it was revealed that a series of calamitous mistakes regarding Liverpool Council's electricity contract will cost the cash-strapped authority nearly £5m directly, with huge additional costs expected for the city's schools and fire service.
