I'm not saying there is a connection at all, but we're all fully aware of what has happened repeatedly in the city when it comes to apartment construction projects. Buildings are frequently left half finished because shell companies collapse after their shady backers have creamed money from the top. I recall an Echo article covering this.
Anderson has pushed for modern, luxury new builds in the city area and suburbs, such as Sefton Park Meadows, as he's said Liverpool needs more top-bracket Council Tax paying residents to help balance the books; but the destruction of certain historical buildings and the frequent collapse of building projects does beg questions over who is approving these projects and what kind of scrutiny they are receiving.
Anderson himself has frequently found his political ambitions in the wider Merseyside region stymied. Pretty much all other areas - Wirral, Knowsley, Sefton and Halton - have lined up against him more than once. I seem to recall most prominently when he sought the nomination for Liverpool Metro Mayor. He also missed out on seeking to be Labour's parliamentary candidate for Steve Rotheram's seat when he took the Metro Mayor position.
Clearly he is not popular amongst the local Labour parties. If he HAD become a Liverpool MP and these allegations had surfaced, it would have put the PLP in a very difficult position. It does make you wonder what has been known, by whom, and for how long?
