Opposition forces in Liverpool have joined together to try and force the ruling Labour group to hold a public vote on the future of the mayoralty.
The Labour group and the city council have received widespread criticism over the handling of a public consultation on whether to retain the elected mayoral system that Liverpool has had in place for a decade - or whether to revert to a different governance system going forward.
Having initially pledged to hold a referendum on the topic, the council instead opted for a public consultation, but just 4% of city residents responded to have their say. And despite the option for a leader and cabinet model - the type that was in place in Liverpool before the 2012 change - coming bottom of the pile, the Labour group still intends to vote to bring this model in at a meeting next week.
