A veteran Labour councillor who runs a food bank in the city has been blocked from standing at next year's elections by the party.
Cllr Gerard Woodhouse has represented the County ward in the north of the city since 2010. He is well known around the city for running the L6 Community Centre in Everton, which operates a food bank, a baby bank and other services to support some of the most deprived communities in the city and country.
The long-serving councillor, who has been a member of the Labour Party for more than four decades, has now been told that he will not be allowed to stand for the party in next May's local elections. This would most likely see him depart the local authority after 12 years.
