The interim leader said his party had reached out to fellow opposition groups including the Liberals and Greens to form a “progressive opposition” in the council chamber moving forward. He added: “Each candidate either lives or has a business in the ward they are seeking to win and have an investment in the area and a resonance with people.” Cllr Gibbons, who in the aftermath of last year’s split with Labour was formally expelled from the party, said his group must be “community based, immediate, local and responsive.” Owing to the size of the party, Cllr Gibbons conceded they were “not going to hold power as an exclusive group” and said Liverpool has become a “byword for corruption” and the council was guilty of “waste on an industrial scale” and a “catastrophic lack of transparency.” The current Warbreck member, who will stand in the Orrell Park ward in May, said the group had a “reliable, proven” track record and were standing on “what we’ve done, not what we’re going to do.” READ MORE: Thomas Cashman's family swear and shout 'he's innocent' as they leave court

Cllr Rothery was found to have had one ticket rescinded in the ECHO's investigation.

However, not contesting the election for the group is its leader, former Lord Mayor Anna Rothery, who has been suspended for her role in the parking tickets row involving city councillors. In a manifesto launch at the Quaker Meeting House on School Lane, the party’s interim leader, Cllr Alan Gibbons, confirmed the group will stand at least 10 candidates in wards across the city. With a little more than a month to go until the city goes to the polls to pick a new slate of councillors, the Liverpool Community Independents have set out their stall. A group of former Liverpool Labour members and new activists are seeking to “hold the balance of power” in the city's elections in May.Īlmost a year ago, after clashing with members of the ruling party, a number of now-former Labour Party councillors broke away to form their own political group.

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