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July court date for Joe Anderson legal fees row in council corruption probe


July court date for Joe Anderson legal fees row in council corruption probe
A top barrister has been selected by Liverpool council to defend their decision not to fund the arrested former Mayor s legal costs
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Former Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson on the Liverpool waterfront (Image: Liverpool Echo)
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Seven days that rocked Liverpool to its core


Seven days that rocked Liverpool to its core
The full story behind a week this city will never forget after Mayor s arrest
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It was a day that will be remembered in Liverpool for a long time to come.
An otherwise fairly quiet Friday spiralled into almighty chaos as news broke that the Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson had been arrested by Merseyside Police as part of a corruption probe looking at building contracts in the city.
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political editor Liam Thorp looks at what came next in a week that shook the city to its core.
In newsrooms - both real and virtual - Fridays can sometimes be a little quieter than the rest of the week. ....

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All the investigations engulfing Liverpool Council and the city's development scene


All the investigations engulfing Liverpool Council and the city s development scene
A number of probes, some criminal, have been launched into business activity in Liverpool over recent years
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(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
The arrest of Joe Anderson came as part of a long-running probe into building and development contracts in Liverpool.
The city mayor was questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation in the third wave of arrests linked to Merseyside Police s Operation Aloft.
The investigation is the latest to have been launched in response to allegations linked to either Liverpool Council s business activity or the city s development scene. ....

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