New Labour shortlist for Mayor of Liverpool role announced
Two city councillors made the cut after the party's dramatic decision to reopen applications
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Liverpool Councillors Joanne Anderson (L) and Anthony Lavelle (R) are on the shortlist to be Labour's candidate for Mayor of Liverpool
The Labour Party has revealed its new shortlist of candidates for the position of Mayor of Liverpool having controversially scrapped the last one.
The party has been heavily criticised for how it handled the replacement of Mayor Joe Anderson with a new candidate for May's election.
Mayor Anderson has been suspended by the party following his arrest in December. He had been due to challenge for a third term in office.