A former Lord Mayor of Liverpool and leader of a new independent group on the city council has called on chief executive Tony Reeves to resign.
Cllr Anna Rothery, newly-appointed leader of the Liverpool Community Independents group, has said Mr Reeves should leave his post less than 24 hours after it was confirmed his deputy, Mel Creighton, would be stepping down. Cllr Rothery, who was selected as leader of the new group of former Labour councillors earlier this month, said Mr Reeves' position “is untenable and he does not have the confidence of 95% of elected members or the residents of this city.”
Despite being highly praised in the Caller Report last year, Mr Reeves has come in for intense pressure in the last few weeks over Liverpool Council’s management of contracts, particularly in terms of its utilities supply which could add millions of pounds to the bill of the already cash-strapped local authority. It was confirmed yesterday that Ms Creighton, who served as deputy chief executive and director of finance for three and a half years, would step down later this year in the wake of the energy contract debacle.
