The leader of Knowsley Council has been accused of being "out of touch" over comments made about the borough's house price rises.
Knowsley has seen something of a house building boom in recent years, with the local authority basing a key element of the borough's economic growth on additional council tax generated through the increase in properties.
A story published on the council's communications website entitled "So much achieved – but Leader remains ambitious for Knowsley" refers to a 22% increase in house prices in the borough in recent years, much higher than increases elsewhere in Merseyside.
