Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson arrested in fraud investigation

Labour mayor among five detained as part of police inquiry into building contracts in cityThe mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, has been arrested as part of a fraud investigation and suspended from the Labour party.Anderson, who has led Liverpool for a decade, was one of five men arrested across Merseyside on Friday in an investigation into building and development contracts in the city. He is being interviewed by police on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/04/mayor-of-liverpool-arrested-as-part-of-investigation #uk_news