![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/liverpool-labour-to-appoint-new-leader-while-mayor-in-post/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/125990840_6e44d144-339d-4d63-80db-f09cc6d3cf47.jpg&description=Image caption, Liverpool City Council voted to return to a leader and cabinet model in MayA new Labour group leader will be appointed at Liverpool City Council in December before Joanne Anderson steps down as mayor.Ms Anderson, who has held the post since 2021, has previously said she would not stand for re-election in May.The new group leader will focus on Labour's local election campaign.Ms Anderson said the "additional leadership will enable me to have a razor-sharp focus on delivering improvements".Nominations for the new group leader will close on Friday, with hustings events between shortlisted candidates taking place before their appointment on 5 December, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.Ms Anderson said the Labour group had discussed the benefit "of bringing in an additional leader now" to lead the Labour campaign while she leads the city."My role as mayor remains unchanged, but this additional leadership will enable me to have a razor-sharp focus on delivering improvements and putting policies in place that truly benefit the people of Liverpool," she said. She added that she would be "concentrating on delivering transformations to services in order to set a balanced budget".Image caption, Joanne Anderson has previously said she will not stand for local elections in MayMs Anderson had pledged to hold a city-wide referendum on whether to scrap the mayoralty during her election campaign, however she and the council then chose to hold a cheaper public consultation.The mayoral system was controversially scrapped by councillors in July, despite the public consultation which showed people wanted to keep the directly-elected mayoral system. Earlier this November, the government brought in a fifth commissioner to oversee functions at the city's council.Commissioners were first appointed in 2021 over what parliament heard was a "serious breakdown of governance".The authority was also criticised after it failed to renew some contracts, leading to expected l){kind=link}
A new Labour group leader will be appointed at Liverpool City Council in December before Joanne Anderson steps down as mayor.
Ms Anderson, who has held the post since 2021, has previously said she would not stand for re-election in May.
The new group leader will focus on Labour’s local election campaign.
Ms Anderson said the “additional leadership will enable me to have a razor-sharp focus on delivering improvements”.
Nominations for the new group leader will close on Friday, with hustings events between shortlisted candidates taking place before their appointment on 5 December, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.