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Cllr Carl Cashman, leader of Liverpool Liberal Democrats<\/p>\nCarl Cashman said he couldn’t vote to endorse two new directors to be appointed to Liverpool CouncilCllr Carl Cashman, leader of Liverpool Liberal Democrats<\/p>\n
The leader of Liverpool\u2019s largest opposition group has been accused of not being able to count after claiming there are only two bin collectors for public waste bins across the whole city. A row has broken out after Cllr Carl Cashman was the only member of Liverpool Council<\/a>\u2019s appointments and disciplinary committee to object to the appointment of two new corporate directors earlier this week.<\/p>\n Members of the committee – which include city leader Cllr Liam Robinson and his cabinet alongside opposition councillors – were asked to endorse a new director of capital projects as well as a project director for the redevelopment of north Liverpool – which could see 10,000 houses built. Cllr Cashman said he did not vote for the appointments because “we\u2019ve only got two people in the whole city that collect our public bins.”<\/p>\n This prompted a backlash from members of the ruling Labour group and other opposition groups who accused Cllr Cashman of jeopardising important services. One senior councillor accused the Liberal Democrat leader of not being able to count.<\/p>\n The committee was asked to back a plan to appoint the permanent role of director of capital projects, a role described as providing \u201cstrategic leadership and capacity to oversee the delivery of the capital programme, ensuring major construction and capital projects are delivered on time and within budget.\u201d It was said the post holder will also \u201cidentify and pursue external funding to reduce financial pressure on the council.\u201d<\/p>\n A two-year fixed position was also recommended to lead the Liverpool Locally-Led Urban Development Corporation (LLUDC) – a recommendation from the Liverpool Strategic Futures Panel to coordinate and accelerate the growth of north Liverpool.<\/p>\n This prompted a strong response from Cllr Cashman who released a video statement after the meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI\u2019ve been the only councillor there that has voted against hiring two new corporate directors on massive salaries. The reason that I did that is because we\u2019ve only got two people in the whole city that collect our public bins and I have the same issue every Monday after asking the council to get someone out to clear the bins.<\/p>\n \u201cLabour think its more of a priority to hire two new corporate directors on huge salaries than our city clean. It\u2019s all about bureaucracy and not about the ordinary worker who can actually have an impact at the council and in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Cllr](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Cashmangrass.jpg\")
Cllr Carl Cashman (Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n