The people of Liverpool must lead the city “not a remote Tory government” according to the leader of the city’s largest opposition group.
Cllr Richard Kemp, leader of the Liberal Democrat group at the Town Hall, said the appointment of an additional commissioner for finance had been “inevitable” given how the current and former administrations had run the city council. It was confirmed that the government is to take over all financial, governance and recruitment powers from the troubled council as a result of the findings of the Whitehall appointed officials.
Greg Clark MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has also announced the formation of a strategic advisory panel that he hopes will develop a long-term plan to guide Liverpool Council out of the current government intervention and help shape the future of the city.
