Politics

Bill Esterson, MP for Sefton Central, has demanded more electric vehicle charging points to be installed in the North of England through levelling up programmes. Liverpool City Council announced at the start of the year that 300 new electric vehicle...

Rishi Sunak’s announcement about banning disposable vapes is set to take a heavy toll on some businesses. The decision has been made to help tackle the rising number of young people taking up smoking. According to Action on Smoking and Health...

Liverpool Riverside MP Kim Johnson put a question to the Prime Minister in Parliament following the GMB British Gas engineer strike. Today's Prime Minister's questions included a question from Ms Johnson on the government's stance on fire and rehire practices. Last...

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...

Protestors in Liverpool have reacted angrily to plans which could see trans women being banned from female-only healthcare spaces such as Liverpool Women's Hospital Health secretary Steve Barclay promised to restore “common sense” to the health service and recognise “the...

Sadie Gilbert brings you the lunchtime headlines from the Mersey News Live team   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoNgFnuT2p8  

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...

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...

Liverpool City Council is taking findings from the government inspection into its highways, regeneration and property management functions seriously after the report found serious issues. Government inspector Max Caller found failings in the handling of aspects such as: Land disposal ...

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...