Former Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson is supporting Liverpool Council's ex-regeneration boss in his claims that he was forced out of his job by the 'devious' actions of current council, led by chief executive Tony Reeves.
Nick Kavanagh was the director of regeneration at the city council but 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 Kavanagh is currently bringing an unfair dismissal claim against the city council at Liverpool Civil and Family Court. He claims the council's chief executive, Tony Reeves, went out of his way to construct a case against him to remove him from his job. Mr Reeves and other council witnesses have insisted that all proper procedures were followed.
