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Local elections 2021: These are the candidates to be Merseyside's next PCC

Local elections 2021: These are the candidates to be Merseyside's next PCC
There are four people standing for the role
13:13, 28 APR 2021
Four candidates are standing to be Merseyside's next police and crime commissioner at the 2021 local elections. Pictured are Merseyside Police's headquarters.
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Steve Radford promises experience and collaboration in bid for mayoralty

Steve Radford promises experience and collaboration in bid for mayoralty
The Liberal Party candidate is hoping his decades of experience as a north Liverpool councillor can convince people across the city to pick him for the mayoralty
05:00, 27 APR 2021
Liberal Party councillor and mayoral candidate Steve Radford.
Liberal Party mayoral candidate Steve Radford has put his experience and willingness to work with central government at the centre of his campaign as he tries to fend off six other candidates to win next month's race.
The Tuebrook & Stoneycroft councillor, who has been a fixture of Liverpool's political scene for decades, also vowed to ditch a controversial cycle lane running through his ward.

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Local elections 2021: What each of the Liverpool City Region metro mayor candidates are promising voters

Local elections 2021: What each of the Liverpool City Region metro mayor candidates are promising voters
Four candidates for the Liverpool City Region metro mayoralty will face off in the 2021 local elections on Thursday, May 6
17:08, 27 APR 2021
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Voters across Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley, Halton and St Helens will elect the Liverpool City Region metro mayor in the 2021 local elections on Thursday, May 6. Photo by Colin Lane.
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When results from Liverpool's mayoral and council elections will be known

When results from Liverpool's mayoral and council elections will be known
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Council grant permission for new Signature Living apartments

Council grant permission for new Signature Living apartments
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Liverpool Council confirm £150k bill for Max Caller investigation

Liverpool Council confirm £150k bill for Max Caller investigation
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Where next for Liverpool after damning Max Caller revelations

Where next for Liverpool after damning Max Caller revelations
The city is still shaken by the thunderous impact of the Max Caller report, but how bad is the damage and where can things go from here?
Liverpool is still reeling from the revelations of Max Caller's report (Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo)
Liverpool is still reeling from an explosive government inspection report containing page after page of shocking revelations about how the city has been managed in recent years.
Those commissioners may not be taking over the entire Cunard administration, but they and the impact of the issues and problems raised within that bombshell report will stay with the city for years to come.

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'You only rebuild trust with actions' says Labour Mayoral hopeful Joanne Anderson

'You only rebuild trust with actions' says Labour Mayoral hopeful Joanne Anderson
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Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram sets out plan to tackle race issues in city region

Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram sets out plan to tackle race issues in city region
Steve Rotheram says Combined Authority recognises problems of structural racism and inequality - including in his own organisation
Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram
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Everything we know so far about Labour's Liverpool Mayor mess

Everything we know so far about Labour's Liverpool Mayor mess
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