Anderson bids to become mayor for Merseyside

Joe Anderson, the current mayor for Liverpool is announcing his bid to become the metro mayor for Merseyside. Its a post which will oversee around £900m of public services across Merseyside and Halton under any devolution deal.

Mr Anderson will be looking to get the Labour nomination. Currently his main competition comes from MP Steve Rotherham, the member for Walton.

The Wavertree MP, Luciana Berger has also indicated she might be interested in the role. Voters will decide in May 2017. Mr Anderson has been Liverpool's elected mayor for four years and believes that experience will be vital.