This is what our region will be pushing for from Sir Keir Starmer's new administration
The country has a new Labour government and, for the first time in a long while, the Liverpool City Region finds itself singing from the same political hymn sheet as those inside Number 10 Downing Street.
After years of having to deal with successive Conservative governments in this Labour-dominated region, local leaders believe this moment could and should mark a step-change in how they are dealt with by those in power in Westminster. These cuts have disproportionately affected Merseyside's poorer councils who are far less able to raise money locally through council tax than more affluent areas. Around the country these cuts are leading to more and more local authorities facing effective bankruptcy.
The government will presumably continue to support Mayor Rotheram's mission to also bring the region's buses into public control and must support the continued £2 cap on single bus fares. While the formal planning process for the vast project is underway, it will require billions of pounds of support from the government and, with the country in a difficult financial spot, Mayor Rotheram will know he has to make a convincing case for its long-term benefits with the new administration.Nowhere cherishes the NHS like Merseyside but for too long our region's hospitals have been at breaking point.
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