Mayor of Liverpool Joanne Anderson has named a new deputy just months before the role is scrapped altogether.
In four months time, Liverpool Council will move away from a mayoral model and return to a leader and cabinet structure at the executive level of the local authority. This however has not prevented the current incumbent naming a new deputy to serve alongside her in the cabinet.
In an email, seen by the ECHO, Mayor Anderson confirmed to colleagues that Cllr Frazer Lake has been appointed to the role of statutory deputy mayor, taking over from Cllr Jane Corbett. This is a procedural move, with Fazakerley Labour Cllr Lake now in a position to formally chair cabinet meetings and deputise for Mayor Anderson when required.
