The Liverpool ECHO's political editor Liam Thorp discusses the key decisions facing decision makers in the city on the latest episode of a new political podcast.
The Northern Agenda podcast is released every Friday and features news and analysis from around the region as well as grilling political leaders on the big issues of the day.
The latest episode comes in a week where Boris Johnson is under increasing pressure to resign as he faces fresh allegations of breaking coronavirus lockdown rules.
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Conservative MP for Rossendale and Darwen, Jake Berry, tells Westminster editor Dan O'Donohue why he is still backing Johnson, and gives his thoughts on what levelling up actually means.
The episode includes an interview with the ECHO's political editor Liam Thorp as he shares the five things you need to know about politics in Liverpool ahead of the Convention of the North.
Local democracy reporter David Spereall also speaks to Northern Agenda editor Rob Parsons about the issues of the cost of school uniforms in Wakefield, with parents turning to uniform exchanges in the city.
The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons and Daniel O'Donoghue, and it is produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.
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