LIVE EVENT: Watch the live Mayoral Q&A with Joe Anderson

Liverpool City Council and The Guide Liverpool hosted a special Q&A with a panel of health experts, business leaders and Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson.

New lockdown measures, which will affect around 1.5million people in Liverpool and the wider city region, will come into force from Wednesday and could last for up to six months although local leaders have pressed for a monthly review. 

Liverpool’s pubs, bars, gyms and leisure centres, casinos and bookies will have to close on Wednesday as the city faces the toughest lockdown measures in the country.

You can listen back to the full broadcast here.

Jay Hynd from The Guide Liverpool hosted the Q&A and was joined by:

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson

Dr Fiona Lemmens, Chair of Liverpool’s Clinical Commissioning Group and also a GP in Aintree Park

Paul Cherpeau – Chief Executive of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce

Natalie Haywood – the founder and managing director of Leaf

Yousef – DJ, label owner, producer and events organiser famous for his Cream and Circus involvement

Watch the live broadcast below and use the chat function underneath that to send in your questions for the panel.