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Joe Anderson (Image: James Maloney/Liverpool Echo)
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Who is Wendy Simon? The woman stepping in to run Liverpool as interim leader after Joe Anderson stands aside
Deputy Mayor will become interim city leader as Joe Anderson stands aside following his arrest last week
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Councillor Wendy Simon
Joe Anderson has today announced that he will step aside from his role of Mayor of Liverpool as a police investigation into him continues.
The city leader was arrested on Friday, along with four other men, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation as part of a Merseyside Police probe into building contracts in Liverpool.
He has been administratively suspended by the Labour Party and remains on police bail.