The Labour Party paid for lawyers on behalf of councillors named in the Liverpool Echo's parking fines investigation, it has been confirmed.
Letters sent from a London-based law firm on behalf of a number of Labour councillors named in the ECHO's 16-month parking investigation show how attempts were made to challenge elements of the information we requested being published before it was finally released to us. Labour have insisted the involvement of lawyers was not to stop the overall release of the information.
It is understood the lawyers were representing current Labour councillors named in our investigation including Cllr Ann O'Byrne, Barry Kushner, Gerard Woodhouse, Nick Small, Lynnie Hinnigan, Joe Hanson, Sharon Connor and Wendy Simon.
