The leader of Liverpool’s largest opposition group has called on parties to sign up to a series of pledges to “root out the remaining problems of corruption, mismanagement and incompetence.”
With days to go until nominations close for candidates to put themselves forward to stand in May’s all-out Liverpool Council ballots, Richard Kemp, leader of the Liberal Democrat group, has said those seeking a seat in the Town Hall “must work together on behalf of the people.” Cllr Kemp has asked all parties to support five pledges relating to how they will conduct themselves after the election “to create the council that is needed to finally create a strong future for the city after a decade of waste and corruption.”
On May 4, 85 new councillors will be elected across 64 reshaped wards following recommendations borne out of the 2021 Caller Report. Cllr Kemp said: “Although there has been an improvement within the council that I have acknowledged, there is still a long way to go before Liverpool becomes a normal council.
