Government investigation launched into Liverpool Council after city rocked by Mayor s arrest
Communities Secretary appoints inspector after a series of probes and the arrest earlier this month of Mayor Joe Anderson
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The government will carry out an investigation into crisis-hit Liverpool City Council.
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick today confirmed that he has appointed a special inspector to look into the situation at the city council following a number of arrests and an ongoing police investigation.
But he will not send in government commissioners to run the council at this stage, having been assured that measures have been put in place to stabilise the council.