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Councillor Faces Hate Mail Scandal Amid Party Controversy

12/8/2025

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Kay Davies, a Liverpool councillor, found a letter from Gerard Woodhouse describing her as a "disappointment."
Woodhouse faces potential jail time for sending up to 100 anonymous hate letters.
Davies complained to Mayor Joe Anderson, noting Woodhouse's past Labour Party suspension for offensive remarks, but no investigation followed.
In 2021, Davies left the Labour Party for the Liberal Democrats and resigned from the council.

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Kay Davies, a Liverpool councillor, found a letter from Gerard Woodhouse describing her as a "disappointment."
Woodhouse faces potential jail time for sending up to 100 anonymous hate letters.
Davies complained to Mayor Joe Anderson, noting Woodhouse's past Labour Party suspension for offensive remarks, but no investigation followed.
In 2021, Davies left the Labour Party for the Liberal Democrats and resigned from the council.