Liverpool Councillor Alan Gibbons has been expelled from the Labour Party.
Cllr Gibbons represents the Warbreck ward and was suspended by the party in February, along with five other city councillors, after they signalled their intent to vote against the Labour group's council budget plan. The group went on to break the whip and vote against the budget, stating that they would not vote in favour of further cuts.
This weekend, the group of suspended councillors delivered an ultimatum to Labour bosses, telling them to make a decision on their future or they would take their own action. It has been widely rumoured that the suspended councillors will join with other ex-Labour members to form a new grouping on the council.
