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Ex Liverpool mayor: ‘I have been a recluse since my arrest’

Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson said he has become a “like a recluse” because of a long-running police probe.

Mr Anderson, who was arrested as part of an anti-corruption operation in December 2020, remains under investigation.

On Monday Lord Heseltine asked the government whether it was right that ex-Labour mayor Mr Anderson should have to wait so long for “justice”.

Mr Anderson said he had been “humbled” by Lord Heseltine’s intervention.

He told the BBC he felt “so angry” that people “can be made to wait this long for justice”.

“I haven’t been able to work nor claim benefits and have been like a recluse with my reputation tarnished”, he said.

Mr Anderson was arrested as part of an anti-corruption probe by Merseyside Police, codenamed Operation Aloft, on 4 December, 2020.

He has not been charged with any offence and the investigation remains ongoing three years and four months later.

Mr Anderson denies any wrong-doing, but stepped aside from his role as city mayor and indicated he would not stand for re-election after his arrest.


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