Alex Curran causes anger from Liverpudlians
Alex Curran dislikes Liverpool
Alex Curran has attracted new enemies in Liverpool after announcing the city “attract the wrong type of people”.
Her outburst, which has angered Liverpudlians, came just days after Steven Gerrard was cleared of affray following allegations that he attacked a man in a Merseyside bar.
In an interview with new! magazine, Curran said: “It’s not the same any more. To be honest, it’s rough.
“Everywhere new that opens attracts the wrong type of people. It’s not nice, so I haven’t bothered to go out.”
Maria Eagle, Liverpool MP and junior justice minister, said: “It’s unfortunate that Alex Curran has such a dim view of her home city and it is certainly not a view shared by anyone I know in Liverpool.
“Our city is enjoying a renaissance; we had 5.2 million visitors last year and I’m sure none of them would describe what they seen here as ‘rough’.
“Currans remarks won’t go down well here so perhaps she would actually be better off spending more of her time elsewhere.”
Liverpool City Council leader Warren Bradley said: “It’s obvious Alex hasn’t been out in Liverpool city centre for a long while.
“Over a billion pounds has been spent on making it one of the top four UK city destinations, attracting tens of thousands of people every weekend.
“Following our amazingly successful Capital of Culture year, not only is Liverpool a really vibrant and welcoming place, we are one of the safest cities in the UK – with crime at an all-time low.”
