Former Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson was today accused of threatening to derail a disciplinary investigation into an ex-city council director during a tense employment tribunal.
Mr Anderson was called as a witness by former city council Regeneration chief Nick Kavanagh, who has brought an unfair dismissal case against the local authority after he was removed from his position last March. This morning he was cross-examined by council lawyer Tim Kenward, leading to some fractious exchanges.
Mr Kavanagh was dramatically arrested at the Cunard Building by Merseyside Police as part of the force's Operation Aloft in December 2019. He was subsequently suspended from his chief officer job and was eventually dismissed in March 2021 following a council disciplinary hearing. Mr Anderson was arrested under the same operation in December 2020. Neither Mr Kavanagh nor Mr Anderson have been charged and both deny wrongdoing.
