The newly formed alliance will be led by an independent councillor.
Salford 's two Lib Dem councillors have joined a newly formed opposition group, in a dramatic shake up of the town hall's politics.
He continued to say that Salford Labour councillors who are 'fed up' of Keir Starmer telling them what to do and say could join unwhipped and help them to become the biggest opposition group on the council. In a letter to Salford council's chief executive, Mr Walters wrote that the new group assumes some of the rights given to the Conservative opposition group will also be given to them.
Mr Heilbron, who will act as unwhipped's deputy leader, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that he and Mr Moore remain Lib Dems despite joining the alliance. He will continue to act as Lib Dem Group leader, alongside his role at unwhipped.
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