Liverpool's ruling Labour group have voted to back the removal of the elected mayor position that they brought in 10 years ago.
At a meeting of the group last night, which was not open to the public, the group of councillors backed a move to the leader and cabinet model that was in place before Joe Anderson became the first elected mayor of the city in 2012.
The council is currently consulting with the public on what governance model people would like to see for the city moving forward. The options include sticking with the current system, where an elected mayor is voted in by the city every four years, a leader (who is a councillor), chosen by a vote of other councillors or by a system of one or more committees made up of elected councillors.
