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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Liam Thorp

Carillion 'repeatedly tried to sue' Liverpool NHS Trust over stalled Royal hospital

The collapsed contractor behind the heavily-delayed new Royal Liverpool Hospital repeatedly tried to sue the city's main NHS Trust in a bid to offset its costs, according to a major legal claim.

Carillion was the main contractor on the new 650-bed Royal Hospital project, which was due to be completed in 2017 and remains unfinished five years later.

The project had already experienced delays when Carillion dramatically collapsed in 2018 - leading to much wider complications, soaring costs and major further delays.

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