Mayor of Liverpool calls on Everton to ban The Sun after ‘racist slur’ against Ross Barkley

Latest: The Sun columnist Kelvin MacKenzie has been suspended from the newspaper after he expressed "wrong" and "unfunny" views about the people of Liverpool, News UK has said.

Update 7.55pm: The Sun columnist Kelvin MacKenzie has been suspended from the newspaper after he expressed "wrong" and "unfunny" views about the people of Liverpool, News UK has said.

Earlier: The Mayor of Liverpool has called on Everton to ban journalists from The Sun after an article he labelled a “racist slur” against Ross Barkley and Liverpudlians was published, writes Stephen Barry.