The elected mayor of Stoke-on-Trent was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office following an inquiry into alleged council corruption.
Mark Meredith, elected mayor of Stoke-on-Trent, was questioned by Staffordshire Police yesterday. Photo: PAMark Meredith, who was elected in May 2005, was questioned by Staffordshire Police yesterday.
His arrest comes exactly a week after councillor Roger Ibbs was arrested on suspicion of corruption in public office.
Mr Meredith is due to stand down from office in June after a public referendum in October voted to scrap the elected mayor system. Stoke-on-Trent South Labour MP Rob Flello said the authority's acting chief executive, Chris Harman, would ensure services continued to operate.
"What's important now is that there is continuity," the MP said.
"At the end of the day, the city council is here to provide services to the people of Stoke-on-Trent and they need to get on with that.
"It would be wrong of me at this time to comment on an ongoing police inquiry."
A Staffordshire Police spokeswoman said: "A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office and complicity in corruption in public office.
"We are pursuing a number of lines of inquiry and, as with any criminal investigation, we cannot give any details or discuss the nature of the ongoing investigation."
The council declined to comment.
Comment: I was rather hoping when I read the headline that it would be Boris...
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