The first between council leader Joe Anderson and deputy Liberal Democrat leader Richard Kemp, following a story about the Lib Dem fightback.

The second between Liberal Democrat councillor Eddie Clein and Labour councillor Roy Gladden about Hillsborough.

Here they are:

From: Richard Kemp
Sent: 21 October 2011 15:33
To: All Liverpool councillors
Subject: Kemp & Keaveney

Dear Cllr Anderson,

There was a time not too long ago when Council Leaders occupied their position and carried out their duties with integrity, with intellect and with dignity. Your all councillor circular as below shows that you are unable to act in any of these three ways.

Not unnaturally we have a different viewpoint to you and we choose to put those view points on paper. We have done what the Labour Party has proved to be incapable of which is setting out a vision for the city and then asking people to contribute to it.

By contrast you will be proposing at the next Council a so called strategy which has all the content of an A level paper in regeneration.

It really is time that you grew up and acted as a council leader should because your behaviour is currently not just putting off councillors from working with you but potential partners. At the end of the day we don't matter and we can oppose you but we both know that many potential partners are quietly pulling away from involvement with the council because of the way that you behave. We both know that the Council is failing to attract high quality applications for senior staff positions within the Council.

It really is time you grew up.

Yours sincerely,
Cllr Richard Kemp CBE,
Deputy Leader, Liverpool Liberal Democrats

From: Joe Anderson
Sent: 21 October 2011 14:28
To: All Liverpool councillors
Subject: Kemp & Keaveney

Dear All

This week we have seen some ridiculous claims being made by that funny double act Kemp & Keaveney.

I know they gave people a laugh especially the one about listening to people and the green agenda.

But the best was yet to come as Cllr Keaveney called the people of the City whingers and Cllr Kemp said we

Shouldn't call the cuts, cuts and that we need to think outside of the box.

The cuts should be called devastating and savage, that's my response to him and as for Cllr Keaveney the

City is right to complain about the way it has been treated and you should be listening to it, because the

Electorate spoke loud and clear last May as they will do this May.

The fact is that both have you have become a laughing stock and quite frankly are seen as political cowards

For sniping on the side lines instead of having the courage to join the Budget working Group. Keep up the

Quotes in the press they are good for our leaflets.

Best wishes

Cllr Joe Anderson

And here are the emails between Roy Gladden and Eddie Clein:

From: Gladden, Roy
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 05:12 PM
To: All Liverpool councillors
Subject: RE: FW: Hillsborough petition

Councillor Clein,

I have over my many years in politics come across many petty minded individuals but your childish outburst really takes the cake. Since Hillsborough hundreds of thousands of people from around the world have done whatever they were able to fight for justice for the 96.

Kenny Dalglish and many of the Liverpool Team and staff attended fans funerals in the hope that their attendance would alleviate just some of the grief that the families and friends were feeling. Social workers including myself worked with many of the families who were grieving for the loss of family and friends, which we now know left them traumatised. Councillors and M.P.'s from around the country have also supported the Hillsborough families in their quest for 'JUSTICE'. Football fans from around the country, none more so than fans from Everton, have shown their solidarity with those who tragically lost family members at Hillsborough.

These are just a few who have over the years campaigned for Justice for the 96 without any thought of other than to right a wrong. I watched the debate and I was proud of all those who spoke for the victims and non more so than Steve Rotheram and the other M.P.'s who vocalised our grief and sense of injustice. The decision that evening was due to the courage of the victims families who over the years have refused to accept the decisions taken over the years since the crime perpetrated upon their loved ones in 1989, and every true supporter cried tears of relief when this historical vote was taken.

You try to justify your stance by naming Jack Spriggs, Peter Millea and Alan Dean, I am sure that Alan and Peter and Jack if he could, will distance themselves from your disgraceful rant. To try politicise this mind blowing event and to complain about your lack of inclusion, I believe says more about you than any words that I could write.

Councillor Roy Gladden

County Ward

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From: Clein, Eddie
Sent: 19 October 2011 11:53
To: All Liverpool councillors
Subject: RE: FW: Hillsborough petition

It is interesting to read the petty hysteria that is being whipped up by certain individuals about the turn round in the hillsborough saga.

I am sorry if a few facts dilute the political hysteria.

I have been involved in the aftermath of hillsborough since day 1,as has Alan dean,peter milleaand the late jack spriggs.We worked on the working group for 15 years with ALL the relatives of the deceased so much so that we got to know them all personally.Rotherham and Burnham had not even been heard of then. We brought officials ,MP's ,ministers etc down here seeking justice for the 95.

We had promise after promise from labour ministers but that is as far as it ever went. I remember briefing Paddy Ashdown w... ehen he was Liberal leader before he addressed the hillsborough survivors.

We had a coffee afterwards and Paddy was in bits,and that from a soldier,as he told me that was the most difficult and emotional thing he had ever done.He said he would force open the door of number 10 to get some sense. I know he tried but quite frankly westminister did not want to know. Too many top politicans protecting the interests of murdock and the Sun.

Labour did have 13 years to sort out this mess and do what the coalition have done now.

What changed?

Up to two years ago it seemed as though the Jones enquiry was the best that all of us who had worked for 20 years looking for justice would get. You can have the crumbs but you cannot have the cake.

Then something happened that could only happen for the people, by the people--------in Liverpool.

Andy Burnham came to speak at the anniversary at anfield while steve rotherham was lord mayor. That is the day a whole new chapter opened up.

The crowd humiliated and shouted down burnham for 15 mins.and he was totally shocked. They called the labour government everything under the sun. Even Steve was shaken.

Eventually Burnham said he had got the message loud and clear "justice for the 95"

From then on it seems burnham did what he could although he did not really push open the door until this government came into power.

I do not decry what Andy and Steve did in parliament on monday. They were brilliant as were others .Emotive subjects do bring out the best in certain people.

All I ask is the acknowledgement that this struggle started over 20 years ago,fully supported by every liverpool city council,some more involved than others,and it would be a discredit and in insult to all that work and effort

by so many to be overlooked and consigned to the scrapbook of history because one or two individuals who arrived on the scene very late in the day managed to grab the headlines.

My old and dear friend Spriggsy would loved to have seen this day

Eddie Clein

Hillsborough Working Group