Government commissioners now have the power to "amend" the budget plans of Liverpool City Council after it took over all finance and government decisions of the troubled local authority.
The Whitehall team will also now be able to appraise the work of the council's chief executive and to sack, appoint and discipline staff at the Cunard Building.
The ECHO revealed today that an expanded government intervention at the city council has seen a new Finance Commissioner appointed to oversee all fiscal decisions at the Cunard Building. The now five-strong team of commissioners will also have new powers over governance and recruitment when it comes to how Liverpool is run.
