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Warren Bradley: Ex-Liverpool leader faces perjury charge | Warren Bradley: Ex-Liverpool leader faces perjury charge |
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The former Liberal Democrat leader of Liverpool City Council has been summonsed to appear in court to face a charge of perjury. | The former Liberal Democrat leader of Liverpool City Council has been summonsed to appear in court to face a charge of perjury. |
Warren Bradley, 45, of Woodsorrell Road, Wavertree, stepped down as leader of the city's Liberal Democrat party last April over electoral fraud claims. | Warren Bradley, 45, of Woodsorrell Road, Wavertree, stepped down as leader of the city's Liberal Democrat party last April over electoral fraud claims. |
He will be charged under Section 5 of the Perjury Act which relates to false statutory declarations. | He will be charged under Section 5 of the Perjury Act which relates to false statutory declarations. |
He is due to appear at Liverpool City Magistrates' Court on 9 March. | He is due to appear at Liverpool City Magistrates' Court on 9 March. |
If convicted he could face up to two years in prison, a fine, or both. | If convicted he could face up to two years in prison, a fine, or both. |
A Merseyside Police spokesman said: "The summons follows a police investigation into a complaint referred to the force in April 2011. | A Merseyside Police spokesman said: "The summons follows a police investigation into a complaint referred to the force in April 2011. |
"Following that investigation, a file of evidence was passed to the CPS, which took the decision to prosecute." | "Following that investigation, a file of evidence was passed to the CPS, which took the decision to prosecute." |
Mr Bradley was suspended from the Liberal Democrats in April 2011. | |
He recently announced he would stand as an independent candidate for re-election in May for Liverpool's Wavertree ward. | |
A Liberal Democrat party spokesperson said that Mr Bradley had now been "permanently excluded" for breaking party rules by standing as an independent. | |
The Lib Dems lost control of Liverpool City Council to Labour in 2010. | The Lib Dems lost control of Liverpool City Council to Labour in 2010. |
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