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Stickers claiming people are “entering a Nazi controlled zone” have been put up across part of Liverpool.

The stickers were placed on lampposts, doors and and pelican crossings around Aigburth on the day many in the city were attending Remembrance Sunday services.

Mossley Hill councillor Patrick Hurley described the stickers as “absolutely disgusting”.

Cllr Hurley said he would be reporting them to the authorities. Merseyside Police have confirmed to The ECHO they are aware of the stickers and are investigating them.

Cllr Hurley said: “As a result of the ECHO making me aware of these disgusting stickers, I’ve reported the matter to Merseyside Police and have arranged for them to be removed by council staff as a matter of urgency.

“I also went down myself straight from the Remembrance Sunday service at St George’s Hall to remove some myself. This is not welcome in Liverpool and we must unite against this politics of hate.”

Many of the stickers were found around the junction of Elmswood and Victoria Roads near the Aigburth Road end of Sefton Park.

They say: “You are entering a Nazi controlled zone” and also refer to to the far-right group “National-Action” which states its ultimate aim is a “white Britain”.

National-Action were the group behind a failed march on Liverpool in August 2015 which saw anti-fascist groups confront them, leading to the white supremacist group being forced inside Liverpool’s Lime Street station and ending up locked inside a lost baggage facility.

Another march was called off at the last minute a few weeks later.

Cllr Hurley said the offensive stickers are an “absolute disgrace” and added: “It’s the politics of hate – we’re seeing the rise of this sort of thing across the country, across the western world and it’s of huge importance that we all stand united against it and make sure there is no place for this sort of thing in Liverpool, or anywhere.

“I was surprised and shocked to find something like this in Liverpool – we’ve developed a reputation for being an open and tolerant city and we need to defend that reputation and make sure there’s no place for neo-Nazis, racism, politics of hate, the fascism that we see.

“It’s not welcome in Liverpool and as long as I’m an elected representative in this city it never will be welcome in Liverpool either.”

The Mossley Hill councillor urged anyone else who sees the stickers to take them down.

He added: “It comes down to each and every one of us to remove these signs of hate wherever we find them, and I would call on anyone if they see these signs themselves to don’t just ‘tut’ and say ‘isn’t it shocking’ – do something about it yourself, take the stickers off, report it to the police and make sure the authorities are aware and stand up for a decent, open tolerant society.”

Merseyside Police has been made aware of reports of posters with offensive messages.

An investigation is currently underway into the posters and their origins.

Anyone who has any information which could assist is asked to contact Merseyside Police on 101 or the Crimestoppers line anonymously on 0800 555 111.