Mr Caller's final report includes a “damning indictment of the council”, and it has been submitted to Mr Jenrick, along with a list of recommendations, the Telegraph reported. It is likely that Mr Jenrick will order commissioners into Liverpool, the report added. Councillors will still be elected in Liverpool but could cede executive powers to commissioners, it was reported. Never miss the top politics stories again From coronavirus to Brexit, our daily politics newsletter is there to guide you these turbulent times. The decision to send in commissioners to run a city as large as Liverpool would be unprecedented in the UK.

Source: Daily Mirror March 20, 2021 23:01 UTC