Politics

St. Helens Council has agreed on their budget for the following year and a new Medium Term Financial Plan. The budget has been greatly impacted due to Covid-19. In 2010, St. Helens Council received £127m in government funding for vital services,...

Nurses and ambulance crews across Merseyside are on picket lines this morning, as the NHS experiences one of their biggest strike day yet. Workers are striking outside the Royal Liverpool Hospital among other NHS trusts across Merseyside, including Arrowe Park...

Business leaders in Liverpool hope that 2021’s budget will help businesses to recover from financial insecurity caused by lockdown. The chancellor announced a number of policies to support businesses and employment in the budget on Wednesday. These policies include the...

Liverpool City Council have been ordered to release the names of two elected councillors who were summoned to court over non-payment of council tax. Following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by the Liverpool Echo, two councillors were revealed...

Sunday saw trans activists gather to protest against gender-critic activist Posie Parker's 'Let Women Speak' campaign. The protesters largely outnumbered Posie's followers with huge number of young LGBTQ+ people and allies campaigning in the Knowledge Quarter. Parker had previously paid for...

People in Liverpool have been reacting to the appointment of Rishi Sunak as the UK Prime Minister. Following Liz Truss’s resignation, Mr Sunak has become the first person of Hindu background to hold the role. Supporters are excited to see the UK’s...

Liverpool City Council rules may destroy some Labour members' hopes of passing a motion to remove the directly elected mayor position in the city.

Liberal Democrats leader Cllr Carl Cashman has claimed that the council should have ‘scrutinised the decision’ after it announced plans to buy Smithdown Lane Police station. The council announced last week that it would move ahead with the  development of...

A Merseyside blindness charity welcomed Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram's pledge to make all Mersey Rail stations and platforms accessible for those with disabilities. However, Margaret Guppy, a volunteer from Bradbury Fields, told Mersey News Live that not enough is being...

In just two days, the people of Chester will vote for their new MP to replace Labour's Chris Matheson, who resigned after facing two sexual misconduct allegations in October. There are nine candidates and each one has delivered a 100-word pitch...