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Mayor of Liverpool asks Boris Johnson to apologise for Beatles jibe

The Mayor of Liverpool has called on his London counterpart Boris Johnson to apologise for comments he made about the Beatles.

The Conservative suggested in a speech at the London School of Economics in December that it was in fact the British capital that catapulted the Fab Four to success - not their hometown Liverpool.

Speaking to NME, Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson criticised Johnson for the remarks, which he said come in addition to previous gaffes about the city.

He said: "Boris has already made a fool of himself with comments about Liverpool – both on Hillsborough and in accusing the city of "wallowing in pity" for holding a memorial service for British hostage Ken Bigley, who was beheaded in Iraq.

"These were obviously more serious issues than popular music, but nevertheless it's another embarrassing gaffe by him, which he'll have to apologise for."

The Beatles - whose definitive line-up starred Sir Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison - formed in Liverpool in 1960 and became one of the most influential groups ever.

 

 

 

 

 

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