Liverpool Labour council candidate quits party and backs Independent for Mayor
Former Liberal Democrat cabinet member also throws support behind charity boss Stephen Yip
Jean Hannah of Croxteth Gems
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Anna Rothery loses high court bid against Labour over her removal from the mayoral candidate shortlist
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Ballots go out as Labour s controversial mayoral selection moves on
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Stitch-up in Liverpool
Author: Tom Harrison
Liverpool mayoral candidate Anna Rothery
If you don’t like the contestants in the race, replace them with other runners. That seems to be the approach of Labour’s North West Regional Office on choosing the party’s candidate for Liverpool City Mayor.
As members waited for ballot papers to arrive, they got an email from party bosses saying that “the right candidate” needed to be chosen. The three women already shortlisted did not fit that particular bill, so a new shortlist would be drawn up, and they wouldn’t be on it!
The post of City Mayor has been a controversial one since its inception in 2012 following a deal with the Tory/Lib Dem coalition government. Unlike other cities, the people of Liverpool were not given a say in a referendum on an elected mayor. The Labour Party then selected its leader on the City Council, Joe Anderson, as its candidate. Anderson went on to win the mayoral election that year and was reelected
Tensions build ahead of Liverpool Council investigation report
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