Proposals for a Merseytram service were first unveiled in 2001 but no track was ever laid.
Plans for a tram network in Liverpool could be reconsidered if Labour wins the next general election, the region's metro mayor has said.
Mayor Steve Rotheram said transport bosses could "look again" at the plans in the event of a change of government at Westminster.In 2001, plans for the Merseytram project were put forward as part of a local transport plan.
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