A Liverpool City Councillor has launched a stinging attack on a team of government commissioners who are "milking the city dry".
The four Whitehall commissioners were sent to Liverpool a year ago as a response to the damning findings of a four-month inspection of the city's council. They will soon report back on their findings after 12 months in the Cunard, with expectations that the local authority's continuing problems could lead to further government intervention.
While there is plenty of anger at those perceived to have led the commissioners to Liverpool, there is some frustration now being aimed at the commissioners themselves. Some have pointed out that problems like the recent £16 million energy contract disaster, have happened on their watch.
